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Ken Burns and Seattle Bootlegging

Roy-Olmstead.jpgJess Voelker makes both cocktail and history nerds giddy with her account of Ken Burns and collaborator Lynn Novick's recent visit to Seattle. The epic documentarian talks about his upcoming project, Prohibition, and the team's fascination with Roy Olmstead, a Seattle policeman turned highly successful bootlegger. [Seattle Met]