GIGGLE WATER ON THE MIGHTY NIAGARA; RUM-RUNNERS, HOMEBREWERS, REDISTILLERS, AND THE CHANGING SOCIAL FABRIC OF DRINKING CULTURE DURING ALCOHOL PROHIBITION IN BUFFALO, N.Y., 1920-1933.

The article examines how alcohol prohibition in the U.S., following the passage of the 18th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, changed the drinking culture in America through an exploration of the impact that prohibition had on the city of Buffalo, New York between 1920 and 1933. It explores how U.S. and New York law enforcement agents had difficulty in preventing the smuggling and bootlegging of beer and liquor from Fort Erie, Ontario to Buffalo across the Niagara River. It also discusses the anti-Prohibition support of Buffalo Mayor Francis X. Schwab, describes how travel between the U.S. and Canada on the Peace Bridge was hindered by smuggling prevention efforts, and overviews efforts by citizens to distill liquor and brew beer in their own homes during this time.