Author Event - Matt Goldman - The Prohibited

The Prohibition : By Matt Goldman

--historical mystery set in Prohibition-era Minnesota

--based loosely on the author's own family, which tells the story of the Kaner family, tavern owners on West Seventh St. in St. Paul

--follows the story of three brothers who lose their liquor store to Prohibition and find new opportunities to make money in this new world

--set in St. Paul, MN, but also Hinckley, Hurley, WI, Chicago, IL, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

--the story is also about how the 18th (ban on alcohol) and 19th amendments (women's right to vote) clash for one family