Murder and Mountain Justice in the Moonshine Capital of the World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781467153386)

A Story of Hard Spirits and Defiant Souls Franklin County, Virginia has long been known as the Moonshine Capital of the World. That history can seem romantic, but the county has a dark and violent past. The descendants of the Scots-Irish who settled its rugged mountains openly defied the law and employed their own notions of justice to defend their traditions and livelihood. During Prohibition, the production of moonshine skyrocketed, but the liquor didn't stop flowing from the mountains when the Eighteenth Amendment was repealed. County and state officials struggled to maintain order in a region where unsolved murders, strange disappearances, and senseless killings were a way of life. The peak came in 1978, with nine murders linked to moonshine and drugs in the county. Historian and Virginia native Phillip Andrew Gibbs tells story of that horrific year and the history behind it.

Author: Phillip Andrew Gibbs
ISBN-10: 1467153389
ISBN-13: 9781467153386
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 07/17/2023
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.14w x 0.40d