"Whiskey and Wiretaps: The Northwest's Rumrunning King"

Presented by Asotin County Library and Basalt Cellars. In 1925, Roy Olmstead was trapped by federal prohibition agents on a lonely Puget Sound dock. His reign as the Northwest’s most prolific bootlegger had ended. But big questions — political, cultural and legal — remained. Using photographs, documents, newspapers and court cases, Steve Edmiston breathes life into Olmstead’s story by exploring historical context, his entrepreneurial brilliance, his code of conduct and the profound impact of his legal battles today. This program is made possible with support and funding from Humanities Washington.