A Tragic Toast to Christmas -The Infamous Wood Alcohol Deaths of 1919 in Chicopee, Massachusetts (eBook, ePUB) - Lynch, Jacqueline T.
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More than 100 people died of a companionable drink in several towns and cities in New England on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 1919, nearly half of them in the city of Chicopee, Massachusetts. How this came to happen, and even how it came to be forgotten are both intriguing aspects to the tragedy.
The story of the grisly incident of unknowingly ingesting poisonous wood alcohol and how it played out in one New England city might stand as a microcosm of the conflict created between the legal production and sale of alcohol, those who would prohibit it, and those who would do anything to…mehr

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More than 100 people died of a companionable drink in several towns and cities in New England on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 1919, nearly half of them in the city of Chicopee, Massachusetts. How this came to happen, and even how it came to be forgotten are both intriguing aspects to the tragedy.

The story of the grisly incident of unknowingly ingesting poisonous wood alcohol and how it played out in one New England city might stand as a microcosm of the conflict created between the legal production and sale of alcohol, those who would prohibit it, and those who would do anything to profit from it, not only in the years up to 1919, but in the tumultuous decade that followed.

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Autorenporträt
Jacqueline T. Lynch has published articles and short fiction in regional and national publications, several plays, some award winners, one of which has been translated into Dutch and produced in the Netherlands. Her several books, fiction and nonfiction, are available in eBook and print online. She has recently published the first book on the career of actress Ann Blyth - Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer. Star. She writes a syndicated newspaper column on classic films: Silver Screen, Golden Years, and also writes three blogs:

Another Old Movie Blog (http://anotheroldmovieblog.blogspot.com) A blog on classic films.

New England Travels (http://newenglandtravels.blogspot.com) A blog on historical and cultural sites in New England.

Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer. Star. (http://annblythactresssingerstar.blogspot.com)

website: www.JacquelineTLynch.com

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