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Remus: The Mad Bootleg King

George Remus was a teetotaling bootlegger, erudite madman, and a real-life inspiration for Jay Gatsby. His wife, Imogene, was his crown jewel. Togethe 
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With his bootlegging operation thriving, Remus and Imogene indulge in the life of luxury.  But soon Remus finds himself on the radar of a young Justice Department official named Mabel Walker Willebrandt.

 

Remus: The Mad Bootleg King is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans.  This podcast is based on Abbott Kahler’s book, “The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America.” 


You can learn more about Abbott and her books here.

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