1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452558203321

Autore

Thompson Charles D., Jr. (Charles Dillard), <1956->

Titolo

Spirits of Just Men [[electronic resource] ] : Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital of the World

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2011

ISBN

0-252-09526-X

1-299-18389-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Disciplina

975.5

Soggetti

Distilling, Illicit -- Virginia -- Franklin County -- History

Franklin County (Va.) -- History -- 20th century

Franklin County (Va.) -- Religious life and customs

Franklin County (Va.) -- Social life and customs

Lee, Charles Carter, -- d. 1958 -- Trials, litigation, etc

Mountain life -- Virginia -- Franklin County

Mountain people -- Virginia -- Franklin County

Distilling, Illicit - History - Franklin County - Virginia

Mountain life - Virginia - Franklin County

Mountain people - Virginia - Franklin County

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""PROLOGUE""; ""1 Conspiracy Trial in the Moonshine Capital of the World""; ""2 Wettest Section in the U.S.A.""; ""3 Appalachian Spring""; ""4 Elder Goode""; ""5 Last Old Dollar Is Gone""; ""6 Entrepreneurial Spirits""; ""7 Her Moonshine Neighbor as Herself""; ""8 Murder Trial in Franklin County""; ""EPILOGUE""; ""NOTES""; ""WORKS CITED""; ""INDEX""; ""back cover""



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910540007803321

Autore

Shawn Wallace

Titolo

Essays [[electronic resource] /] / Wallace Shawn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : Haymarket Books, c2009

ISBN

1-60846-003-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

814/.54

824.914

Soggetti

Essays

Political science

Playwriting

Authorship

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Part One: Reality; 1 The Quest for Superiority; 2 After the Destruction of the World Trade Center; 3 ""Morality""; 4 An ""American"" Publishes a Magazine; 5 Patriotism; 6 Interview with Noam Chomsky; 7 Bush Proposes Preemptive War; 8 The Invasion of Iraq Is Moments Away; 9 Up To Our Necks In War; 10 Israel Attacks Gaza; Part Two: Dream-World; 11 Myself and How I Got Into The Theatre; 12 Reading Plays; 13 Aesthetic Preferences; 14 Interview with Mark Strand; 15 Writing About Sex; A Note on the Text; Sources

Sommario/riassunto

Probing essays and observations by acclaimed actor and playwright Wallace Shawn, in his first nonfiction collection.