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Beer Money

A Tale of the Iowa City Beer Mafia

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Beer Money

By: S. C. Sherman
Narrated by: Adam Barr
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German, Czech, and Irish immigrants poured into America in the mid-1800s. They brought their language and traditions with them...and their love of brewing and drinking beer. In 1881, Iowa City was a bustling town full of immigrants. The population was exploding, and that meant two things: Fortunes were being made overnight and trouble was afoot.

Three large breweries had taken root, sprouting strong and proud in the "Northside" neighborhood. In one generation the brewers became wealthy and powerful men. They also came to be known as "The Beer Mafia". The more powerful the brewers grew, the more passionate the ladies of the Women's Christian Temperance Union became about abolishing alcohol altogether. They took their fight to the saloon, the street, and the Statehouse, preaching prohibition.

Conrad Graf, J. J. Englert, and John Dostal thought of themselves as honest businessmen capitalizing on America's explosive growth by simply providing a product people wanted. Vernice Armstrong thought they were selling sin and destroying everything that made America great, one beer at a time. She made it her mission in life to bring them down, but they weren't about to go down without a fight.

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I think the book was very well written. The narrator did an amazing job. Having lived in and around the Iowa City area most of my life, I was blown away by the things I didn't know about the area. My only complaint about the book is that I didn't want it to end.

Fasinating History of the Area.

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This was a great historical fiction retelling of the beer riots and prohibition. It felt like I was reliving the events with them!

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