Closing Time: Prohibition, Rum-runners & Border Wars – A Preview of Daniel Francis’ New Book, Sep 27

Join noted historian Daniel Francis for a preview of his forthcoming book, Closing Time: Prohibition, Rum-runners & Border Wars. The book follows the story of North American prohibition from a Canadian perspective, describing our country’s own short-lived ban on alcohol during World War I and the federal and provincial governments’ attempts to control the social habits of Canadians. Smugglers, gangsters, and bootleggers abound.
 
Daniel Francis will be speaking at the North Vancouver Museum and Archives’ Community History Centre (3203 Institute Road) on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 2pm to 3pm. Admission is free.
 
For more information contact the North Vancouver Museum & Archives at nvmac@dnv.org or (604) 990-3700 ext. 8016.
 
 
Anna Wilkinson, Reference Historian
North Vancouver Museum & Archives
3203 Institute Road
North Vancouver, BC V7K 3E5
604.990.3700 ext. 8012