Damn the Allegators is a factual and shocking account of a small, elite segment of your "treasury men in action" in the fifties and sixties involved in the destruction of moonshine whiskey, and the warfare with the criminals responsible for making and distributing it. It is a rousing, peppery chronicle of the Southern Moonshine Wars by a retired front line warrior, Joseph E. Carter.
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Damn the Allegators is profane, violent, vulgar and raw but that's the way it was. To write it otherwise would be taking away its reality. The violence of the criminals and the lawmen is sometimes rampant and it actually appears that the roles of the hunter and the hunted are interchangeable at times. If this book had been purged of the salty language and the violence, it would be unworthy of publication. It would be impossible now for an officer of the law to risk (with success) some of the tactics that you will read about in this book. Officers would be imprisoned if they dared to try many of these things.
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This book is violent, raw and somewhat profane, but that's the way it was, and to write it otherwise would be depriving the reader of its reality.
Time and progress have changed many aspects of law enforcement and the pursuit of justice. Modern forensic techniques have eclipsed many of the tactics we used back then. But, the modern agents can't possibly be having as much fun as we did!
Sadly, I have seen too many comrades retire in bitterness because of selfish reasons like not getting this promotion or that assignment. I am thankful that I never suffered such emotions. I am thankful that the ATF and all its agents tolerated my efforts. As far as I know, I left with no enemies, even the ones that I have referred to as "bastards"--a pet name that I have a habit of using with no malice and definitely no intention to cast doubts on anyone's parentage. All these were my brethren and although I know that some didn't do as well as others, they were all my companions and I was ready to risk my life for any of them if necessary, and often did.
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This book read very easy and I found myself not wanting to put it down. Joe had a lifetime of stories to tell and some will shock you and others will make you laugh. All of you NASCAR fans will learn how some of the early drivers learned how to handle a car. I would recommend this book to anyone that has an interest in how things were done in the south years ago. Enjoy!
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