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Boxer / Opera Singer / Queen of the Rum Runners
Episode 179

Boxer / Opera Singer / Queen of the Rum Runners

Amazing Tales About History

January 23, 202520m 57s

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Show Notes

Nellie Green was a famous rum runner and bootlegger during Prohibition. She was also an accomplished boxer and opera singer. She survived the 13 years when alcohol was illegal, keeping her patrons well supplied with alcohol - as well as supplying many downstream customers throughout the state.