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Paper topic: Bootlegging and the rise of organized crime.

Answer 1

One common misconception about bootlegging is that it was only a form of petty crime. In reality, bootlegging played a key role in the rise of organized crime in the United States. As author Daniel Okrent explains, "Bootlegging, although not yet a province of organized crime, was about to become one" (Okrent, 2011, p. 96).