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Whiskey Cookers: The Amazing Story of the Bootleggers of Templeton, Iowa

(Whiskey Cookers: The Amazing Story of the Bootleggers of Templeton, Iowa)
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Original Title : Whiskey Cookers: The Amazing Story of the Bootleggers of Templeton, Iowa
Time : 57 Min
Genre : Documentary, Crime, History
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2014
Director : Dan Manatt
Writer : Bryce Bauer, Dan Manatt
Producer : Dan Manatt
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : English
About : Whiskey Cookers: The Amazing Story of the Templeton, Iowa Bootleggers tells the story of how Templeton, Iowa, population 400, became the Prohibition-era Rye Whiskey capital of America's heartland. It's a story with powerful and familiar ...See moreWhiskey Cookers: The Amazing Story of the Templeton, Iowa Bootleggers tells the story of how Templeton, Iowa, population 400, became the Prohibition-era Rye Whiskey capital of America's heartland. It's a story with powerful and familiar themes War. Economic booms and busts. Ethnic and religious tension. Lynchings. Immigration. Culture wars. It's a story with colorful characters Kingpins. Federal agents. Bootlegging priests, mayors, and sheriffs. Farm women who fight off police raiders. Even some alcoholic pigs. And it's a story with surprising cameos Ernest Hemingway. The KKK. Al Capone. Franklin Roosevelt. With hilarious original interviews, amazing historical photos and archival footage, rare documents and an exhilarating soundtrack of Prohibition themed folk music, Whiskey Cookers of West Iowa is for film buss and whiskey connoisseur alike. Enjoy Responsibly. Written by Anonymous See less Read more: Plot summary

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