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020			_z9780252035128 (hardback)
020			_z9780252078088 (paper)
020			_z9780252095269 (e-book)
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100	1		_aThompson, Charles Dillard, _d1956-
245	1	0	_aSpirits of just men _h[electronic resource] : _bmountaineers, liquor bosses, and lawmen in the moonshine capital of the world / _cCharles D. Thompson, Jr.
260			_aUrbana : _bUniversity of Illinois Press, _cc2011.
300			_axxix, 269 p. : _bill., map.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Following the end of Prohibition in 1933, demand for moonshine remained high due to taxes imposed on large liquor producers. Seeking to answer this demand were the distillers of Appalachia who, having established illegal networks of moonshine distribution under Prohibition, continued their activities and effectively skirted the federal liquor tax scheme. Spirits of Just Men chronicles the Great Moonshine Conspiracy Trial of 1935, held in Franklin County, Virginia, a place that many still refer to as the "Moonshine Capital of the World." While the trial itself made national news, Thompson uses the event as a stepping-off point to explore Blue Ridge Mountain culture, economy, and political engagement in the 1930 illustrating how participation in the moonshine trade was a rational and savvy choice for farmers and community members struggling to maintain their way of life amidst the pressures of the Great Depression and pull of the timber and coal-mining industries in Virginia. Through Thompson's prose, local characters come alive as he pays particular attention to the stories of a key witness for the defense, Miss Ora Harrison, an Episcopalian missionary to the region, and Elder Goode Hash, itinerant Primitive Baptist preacher and juror in a related murder trial. Thompson explores how local religious belief both clashed with and condoned the moonshine trade and how stills and the trade enabled a distinctive cultural formation in the region that goes far beyond the hillbilly stereotype alive today. Not only is his work based on extensive oral histories and local archival material, but Thompson himself is from the area and his grandparents were involved in not only the moonshine trade but the trial as well"-- _cProvided by publisher.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2013. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
600	1	0	_aLee, Charles Carter, _dd. 1958 _vTrials, litigation, etc.
650		0	_aDistilling, Illicit _zVirginia _zFranklin County _xHistory.
650		0	_aMountain life _zVirginia _zFranklin County.
650		0	_aMountain people _zVirginia _zFranklin County.
651		0	_aFranklin County (Va.) _xHistory _y20th century.
651		0	_aFranklin County (Va.) _xReligious life and customs.
651		0	_aFranklin County (Va.) _xSocial life and customs.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10661476 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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