Outskirts Press Announces The Spirited Ladies of Liberty Street, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Fiction Book from Manasquan, NJ Author Pat Dodd & Helen Chantal Pike

Manasquan, NJ, August 29, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Spirited Ladies of Liberty Street: a story of Liberation and Liquor in Prohibition by Pat Dodd • Helen Chantal Pike, which is the author's most recent book to date. The 6.14 x 9.21 Paperback in the Fiction category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $13.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/thespiritedladiesoflibertystreet was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.

About the Book (Excerpts & Info)

Equal parts mystery and moxie, this book uncovers secrets and relives the bygone times when Prohibition and women’s suffrage opened doors of unexpected opportunities. From a beginning in Cork, Ireland, to the burgeoning New Jersey Oranges' society, to a rousing finale in Atlantic City during the infamous gangsters’ convention of 1929, Kitty Dodd sets in motion events that will affect the family’s fortune for generations to come. In The Spirited Ladies of Liberty Street, the authors will leave it to their readers to decide if its salubrious contents should be shaken or stirred.

Deftly constructed at 186 pages, The Spirited Ladies of Liberty Street: a story of Liberation and Liquor in Prohibition is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Fiction category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, The Spirited Ladies of Liberty Street meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $13.95.

Additionally, The Spirited Ladies of Liberty Street can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks

ISBN: 9781432740733 Format: 6.14 x 9.21 Paperback SRP: $13.95

For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/thespiritedladiesoflibertystreet

About the Authors

Pat Dodd

Frank "Pat" Dodd served in the New Jersey state legislature from 1966 to 1981, representing Essex County. His tenure included a term as state Senate president. His next tour of public service came when he chaired the Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Commission. There followed a turn as vice chair of the Casino Control Commission. Pat is a proud member of the New Jersey National Guard’s 102nd Division of the Armored Calvary Regiment, and has also served his country as a special envoy to the U.S. State Department. He is the third generation of Dodds involved in the hospitality field.

Helen Chantal Pike

Helen Chantal Pike is an award-winning author whose nine titles include New Jersey: Crossroads of Commerce and Asbury Park’s Glory Days: The Story of an American Resort. She lectures in the development of mass media at Rutgers University.

"Prohibition is better than no liquor at all." ~ Will Rogers

About Outskirts Press, Inc.

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