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Moonshiners and Prohibitionists: The Battle Over Alcohol in Southern Appalachia

Moonshiners and Prohibitionists: The Battle Over Alcohol in Southern Appalachia

Stewart, Bruce E.

Hardcover

Series: New Directions in Southern History

Musicians20th Century United States HistoryRegional: South

ISBN10: 081313000X
ISBN13: 9780813130002
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: Mar 22 2011
Pages: 340
Weight: 1.50
Height: 1.30 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

Homemade liquor has played a prominent role in the Appalachian economy for nearly two centuries. The region endured profound transformations during the extreme prohibition movements of the nineteenth century, when the manufacturing and sale of alcohol--an integral part of daily life for many Appalachians--was banned. In Moonshiners and Prohibitionists: The Battle over Alcohol in Southern Appalachia, Bruce E. Stewart chronicles the social tensions that accompanied the region's early transition from a rural to an urban-industrial economy. Stewart analyzes the dynamic relationship of the bootleggers and opponents of liquor sales in western North Carolina, as well as conflict driven by social and economic development that manifested in political discord. Stewart also explores the life of the moonshiner and the many myths that developed around hillbilly stereotypes. A welcome addition to the New Directions in Southern History series, Moonshiners and Prohibitionists addresses major economic, social, and cultural questions that are essential to the understanding of Appalachian history.

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