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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810900303321

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

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""