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Prohibition's Proving Ground: Automobile Culture and Dry Enforcement on the Toledo-Detroit-Windsor Corridor, 1913-1933

Boggs, Joseph
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1554303806568032

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2019, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, History.
The rapid rise of an automobile culture in the 1910s and 20s provided ordinary North Americans greater mobility, freedom, privacy, and economic opportunity. Simultaneously, the United States and Canada witnessed a surge in “dry” sentiments and laws, culminating in the passage of the 18th Amendment and various provincial acts that precluded the outright sale of alcohol to the public. In turn, enforcement of prohibition legislation became more problematic due to society’s quick embracing of the automobile and bootleggers’ willingness to utilize cars for their illegal endeavors. By closely examining the Toledo-Detroit-Windsor corridor—a region known both for its motorcar culture and rum-running reputation—during the time period of 1913-1933, it is evident why prohibition failed in this area. Dry enforcers and government officials, frequently engaging in controversial policing tactics when confronting suspected motorists, could not overcome the distinct advantages that automobiles afforded to entrepreneurial bootleggers and the organized networks of criminals who exploited the transnational nature of the region.
Michael Brooks, Dr. (Advisor)
Rebecca Mancuso, Dr. (Committee Member)
179 p.
American History; Canadian History
prohibition; transnational; rum runner; automobile; law enforcement; Detroit; Toledo; Windsor; Monroe; Downriver;

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  • Boggs, J. (2019). Prohibition's Proving Ground: Automobile Culture and Dry Enforcement on the Toledo-Detroit-Windsor Corridor, 1913-1933 [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1554303806568032

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Boggs, Joseph. Prohibition's Proving Ground: Automobile Culture and Dry Enforcement on the Toledo-Detroit-Windsor Corridor, 1913-1933. 2019. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1554303806568032.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Boggs, Joseph. "Prohibition's Proving Ground: Automobile Culture and Dry Enforcement on the Toledo-Detroit-Windsor Corridor, 1913-1933." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1554303806568032

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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