Odds Into Ends - by Regina A McIntyre (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

This is the heartwarming story of Polish immigrants who band together

in their closeknit Philadelphia neighborhood to navigate the most dire

challenges of the early twentieth century. Prohibition in the tumultuous

twenties prompts them to organize an underground network for the

illegal production of alcohol, which provides them financial stability.

"Alki-cookers" put meat on the table and maintains the roofs over

their heads, as they develop strategies to outsmart the law.

When the Volstead Act is repealed, the dark days of the depression

re-ignite the struggle for survival they faced when they first chose to

emigrate to America for a better quality of life. Their unwavering

persistence and determination enable them to grapple with the odds

against them, with the conviction that the ends justify the means.

One way or another, they manage to put bread on the table

and keep their familes' hopes alive.