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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
kentucky moonshine is a useful historical work,
This review is from: Kentucky Moonshine (Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf) (Paperback)
I read this book in college for kicks and it opened my eyes about many things. Moonshiners were not just crusty old mountaineers who wanted to get drunk and have a good time. This book explains how the social and economic aspects of an agrarian sub-culture led to an era of Americana that has been immortalized by icons like the Hatfield/McCoy feud, Snuffy Smith, and characters from "The Andy Griffith Show". Maurer shows how a seemingly innocuous pasttime like making illicit liguor grew from an immigrant tradition to the sport of NASCAR. Anecdotes, pictures, illustrations, and testimony brings it all together. A good read for anyone intersted in a often misunderstood piece of American history.
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Kentucky Moonshine by David W. Maurer (Paperback - March 1, 2003)
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