| North Carolina Moonshine: An Illicit History Contributor(s): Mulder (Author) |
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ISBN: 146711832X ISBN-13: 9781467118323 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $21.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - True Crime - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| LCCN: 2016950689 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South Atlantic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: North Carolina holds a special place in the history of moonshine. For more than three centuries, the illicit home-brew was a way of life. NASCAR emerged from the illegal moonshine tradeas drivers such as Junior Johnson, accustomed to r |
Contributor Bio(s): Stephenson Jr, Frank: - Barbara Nichols Mulder and Frank Stephenson Jr. are longtime employees of Chowan University in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. Both grew up in rural Hertford County, North Carolina, when moonshine was big business and moonshine stills could be found anywhere. While growing up, they heard numerous moonshine stories and knew people who were involved in moonshine one way or another. Their personal experience of and deep appreciation for the rural southern life experience was the catalyst for their writing this book. They have collaborated on numerous other books on rural life in North Carolina, including Eastern North Carolina Farming, which was published by Arcadia Publishing in November 2014. |