William A. Cook

As a pharmacist turned lawyer turned master prohibition era bootlegger, George Remus is now remembered as one of the most notorious figures of the American prohibition. Even though he was a lifelong teetotaler, Remus built one of the nation's largest illegal liquor empires with little regard to disguises or secrecy. This biography tells the complete story of Remus' private life and public persona, focusing especially on the turbulent rise and fall...

"Ted Kluszewski played little baseball in his youth, making a name for himself instead as a hard-hitting football player at Indiana University. Between 1953 and 1956, no other player in major league baseball hit more home runs. This biography chronicles the unusual odyssey that took Kluszewski to the big leagues and ultimately made him an icon"--Provided by publisher.