Bootlegging Adventures in Northwest Montana

This book will be enjoyed by those people who have an interest in Prohibition, history, or local stories. Bootlegging in Northwest Montana is a collection of stories of Prohibition activities including those who violated the law by making moonshine (liquor) in isolated stills in the woods, those who illegally sneaked liquor across the Canadian border called rumrunning, and those who tried to stop them. Stories range from the sad to humorous, foolish to clever, and realistic to unbelievable. The book is researched using many sources of newspapers, books, oral histories, and personal family accounts. Many pictures add to the stories and a recipe for moonshine used by a real moonshiner is included.

Darris Flanagan, a life long resident of northwest Montana, grew up on a ranch near Eureka the center of the bootlegging and rumrunning activities in northwestern Montana. Darris has always been interested in history and graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in history. He taught at schools in Fortine, Dayton, and Somers. Now retired, Darris devotes his time to working on the family ranch, researching and writing, and running the museum in Eureka, Montana. He is the author of several local history books including Indian Trails of the Northern Rockies, Skid Trails Glory of Montana Logging, and the Montana Christmas Story.