Max "Boo Boo" Hoff

Philly People, Now Deceased: A History Podcast

English - January 28, 2019 05:00 - 50 minutes - 23.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Leonard and Michiko talk about the King of Bootleggers and the greatest gangster you've never heard of ; Max "Boo Boo" Hoff. Why don't Philly gangsters get the respect they deserve? We also talk about the diversion of industrial alcohol, Philadelphia during prohibition, Hugh McCloon and the 1928 Grand Jury on Bootlegging.