{"product_id":"9781771962681","title":"Dying for a Drink","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003eAS SEEN ON TV ONTARIO'S \u003cem\u003eTHE AGENDA WITH STEVE PAIKIN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003eFINALIST FOR THE 2019 ARTHUR ELLIS AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTION CRIME BOOK\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eKnown to history as “The Fighting Parson,” Reverend J.O.L. Spracklin broke into a notorious Windsor roadhouse one chilly November night in 1920 and shot and killed barkeep Beverly “Babe” Trumble. Easily acquitted by reason of self-defense, he never served a day of time. A provincial liquor license inspector already known for his brash tactics, Spracklin’s audacious tactics solidified across North America the Detroit-Windsor borderlands’ reputation as the new Wild West—an uncivilized outpost where whisky flowed freely, warrants were forged on the spot, and ministers toted guns to keep the peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"vt-tab-content\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-container\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content current\" id=\"tab-1\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"vt-tab-content\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-container\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content current\" id=\"tab-1\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"vt-tab-content\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-container\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content current\" id=\"tab-1\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"vt-tab-content\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-container\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content current\" id=\"tab-1\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"vt-tab-content\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-container\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content current\" id=\"tab-1\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"vt-tab-content\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-container\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content current\" id=\"tab-1\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"vt-tab-content\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-container\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content current\" id=\"tab-1\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"vt-tab-content\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-container\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content current\" id=\"tab-1\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"vt-tab-content\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-container\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content current\" id=\"tab-1\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTo the rest of Ontario, a dry province, Spracklin was the saviour they’d been waiting for, the answer to the lawlessness of the Border Cities—that is, until he shot a man at point blank range. In this exploration of the period, decorated Ontario historian Patrick Brode unpacks this infamous piece of Prohibition lore and asks: Why did Babe Trumble die? What led to a hotheaded reverend taking the law into his own hands, killing a man, and getting away with it? Full of fire-and-brimstone preachers, crooked politicians, wily rum runners, grandstanding lawyers, and innocents caught in the crossfire, \u003cem\u003eDying for a Drink\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating read that will captivate anyone interested in the real stories behind this fabled time.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Patrick Brode (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ Biblioasis \/ November 6, 2018","offer_id":37524144488635,"sku":"9781771962681","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_8f760211-e51a-46ac-8eca-a4597e98399a.jpg?v=1605044184","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781771962681","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}