Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls

Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read this book for the Albright College Book Club Zoom and I loved the narration by the author, Jeannette Walls! Sallie was such an awesome, flawed character but a strong woman with her own ideas raised during Prohibition. As a child she was her father's pride and joy, when he marries again, Sallie and his wife do not get along and when she makes a big mistake she is sent away for 9 years. Upon her return, Sallie has to fit in to a dysfunctional family, ruled by her rich father that will not ever bend. The town she lives in, the house she lives in, the business of bootlegging she has been raised in consume her, changing her life and ideas, as much is uncovered. Still Sallie Kincaid was someone you could trust, who had a deep love of her people and their lifestyle of running rum. there was so much heartache but Sallie did not let that destroy her but make her a better person to all.

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Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawlwss Years of Prohibition by Karne Blumenthal

Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition by Karen Blumenthal

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book will definitely interest the student researcher with the engrossing, easy to read history of Prohibition, the Eighteenth Amendment and famous Temperance leaders. Carrie Nation and Al Capone and other lively characters grace this period in time where there was so much going on with alcohol (fighting, hiding, or profiting from it). The pros and cons are explored and Blumenthal uses the final chapter to review the current state of alcohol with the creation of MADD and Red Ribbon Week. Selected Primary Source pictures are perfect and a Prohibition and Temperance Glossary and Index are included. This is a must have for American Studies research and high school libraries! BJ Neary, Abington Senior High




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