Corn from a Jar: Moonshining in the Great Smoky Mountains

by Daniel S. Pierce

Book Overview

In the Great Smoky Mountains, moonshine making was a world unto itself. On the one hand, moonshining was about dynamite-totting lookouts, fast cars, snitching, quick cash, hidden stills, "revenuers," and deadly gunplay. On the other, it was a story of earnest farm families living in remote mountain valleys and practicing their traditional craft of moonshining so they could buy shoes for their children. Yet perhaps the most fascinating aspect of this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0937207748
• ISBN13: 9780937207741
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Smokies Life
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 13 years and up