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Back to Episodes“The Queen of Rum Row” - Gertrude Lythgoe
Episode 63
Published 6 years, 10 months ago
Description
During the early days of Prohibition in the 1920s, while most young women were focused on getting married and having a family, Gertrude Lythgoe was busy running her wholesale liquor empire in the Bahamas. She started as a secretary in the quiet Midwest, but found herself venturing to the dangerous waters of Rum Row.
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