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Back to EpisodesBest of 2019: “The Queen of Rum Row” Pt. 2: Gertrude Lythgoe
Episode 95
Published 6 years, 2 months ago
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Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: Stories of her exploits on Rum Row in the early 1920s made Gertrude Lythgoe a tabloid darling. As books and article series were published, America was captivated by the “Queen of the Bootleggers.” Unfortunately for her, so was the United States Government.
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