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008			110222s2011 ilu ob 001 0 eng
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050	0	0	_aF232 _b.S657 2011
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aThompson, Charles D., _cJr. _q(Charles Dillard), _d1956- _e1
245	1	0	_aSpirits of just men : _bmountaineers, liquor bosses, and lawmen in the moonshine capital of the world / _cCharles D. Thompson Jr.
260			_aUrbana : _bUniversity of Illinois Press, _c(c)2011.
300			_a1 online resource
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338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
340			_2rdacc _0http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003
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505	0	0	_aConspiracy trial in the moonshine capital of the world -- _tWettest section in the U.S.A. -- _tAppalachian spring -- _tElder goode -- _tLast old dollar is gone -- _tEntrepreneurial spirits -- _tHer moonshine neighbor as herself -- _tMurder trial in Franklin County.
520	0		_a"Spirits of Just Men tells the story of moonshine in 1930s America, as seen through the remarkable location of Franklin County, Virginia, a place that many still refer to as the "moonshine capital of the world." Charles D. Thompson Jr. chronicles the Great Moonshine Conspiracy Trial of 1935, which made national news and exposed the far-reaching and pervasive tendrils of Appalachia's local moonshine economy. Thompson, whose ancestors were involved in the area's moonshine trade and trial as well as local law enforcement, uses the event as a stepping-off point to explore Blue Ridge Mountain culture, economy, and political engagement in the 1930s. Drawing from extensive oral histories and local archival material, he illustrates how the moonshine trade was a rational and savvy choice for struggling farmers and community members during the Great Depression. Local characters come alive through this richly colorful narrative, including the stories of Miss Ora Harrison, a key witness for the defense and an Episcopalian missionary to the region, and Elder Goode Hash, an itinerant Primitive Baptist preacher and juror in a related murder trial. Considering the complex interactions of religion, economics, local history, Appalachian culture, and immigration, Thompson's sensitive analysis examines the people and processes involved in turning a basic agricultural commodity into such a sought-after and essentially American spirit"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520	0		_a"Following the end of Prohibition in 1933, demand for moonshine remained high due to taxes imposed on large liquor producers. Seeking to answer this demand were the distillers of Appalachia who, having established illegal networks of moonshine distribution under Prohibition, continued their activities and effectively skirted the federal liquor tax scheme. Spirits of Just Men chronicles the Great Moonshine Conspiracy Trial of 1935, held in Franklin County, Virginia, a place that many still refer to as the "Moonshine Capital of the World." While the trial itself made national news, Thompson uses the event as a stepping-off point to explore Blue Ridge Mountain culture, economy, and political engagement in the 1930 illustrating how participation in the moonshine trade was a rational and savvy choice for farmers and community members struggling to maintain their way of life amidst the pressures of the Great Depression and pull of the timber and coal-mining industries in Virginia. Through Thompson's prose, local characters come alive as he pays particular attention to the stories of a key witness for the defense, Miss Ora Harrison, an Episcopalian missionary to the region, and Elder Goode Hash, itinerant Primitive Baptist preacher and juror in a related murder trial. Thompson explores how local religious belief both clashed with and condoned the moonshine trade and how stills and the trade enabled a distinctive cultural formation in the region that goes far beyond the hillbilly stereotype alive today. Not only is his work based on extensive oral histories and local archival material, but Thompson himself is from the area and his grandparents were involved in not only the moonshine trade but the trial as well"-- _cProvided by publisher.
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600	1	0	_aLee, Charles Carter, _d-1958 _vTrials, litigation, etc.
650		0	_aDistilling, Illicit _zVirginia _zFranklin County _xHistory.
650		0	_aMountain life _zVirginia _zFranklin County.
650		0	_aMountain people _zVirginia _zFranklin County.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=569889&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell