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  1. Bootlegging | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Bootlegging is illegal traffic in liquor in violation of legislative restrictions on its manufacture, sale, or transportation. The term entered …

  2. Rum-running - Wikipedia

    Rum-running, or bootlegging, is the illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law. …

  3. Bootlegging - National Museum of American History

    Bootlegging Dumping wine, Chicago, Illinois, 1921 Courtesy of Chicago History Museum Intended to benefit the common good, …

  4. Bootlegging | Definition, History, & Facts (2026)

    10 hours ago · In U.S. history, bootlegging was the illegal manufacture, transport, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages during …

  5. Bootlegging - New World Encyclopedia

    Bootlegging is an informal term for the smuggling, sale, or transport of illicit goods. The term originally referred to the illegal transport …

  6. What is bootlegging? | Britannica

    What is bootlegging? In U.S. history, bootlegging was the illegal manufacture, transport, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages …

  7. Prohibition: Years, Amendment and Definition - HISTORY

    Oct 29, 2009 · The illegal manufacturing and sale of liquor (known as “bootlegging”) went on throughout the decade, along with the …

  8. Bootleggers and Bathtub Gin - Prohibition: An Interactive History

    During Prohibition, illegal booze was made in every conceivable way, from small-scale “alky cooking” in the home to large-scale …

  9. Bootlegging | History | Research Starters | EBSCOhost

    <p>Bootlegging, also known as rum-running, refers to the illegal manufacture, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages. The term …

  10. See All The Crafty Ways Americans Hid Alcohol During Prohibition

    Jan 16, 2019 · During the 13 dry years of Prohibition, sneaky Americans went to great lengths to conceal their alcohol consumption f...