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9780813190549

Kentucky Moonshine

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  • ISBN13:

    9780813190549

  • ISBN10:

    0813190541

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-03-01
  • Publisher: Univ Pr of Kentucky
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Summary

" When the first American tax on distilled spirits was established in 1791, violence broke out in Pennsylvania. The resulting Whiskey Rebellion sent hundreds of families down the Ohio River by flatboat, stills on board, to settle anew in the fertile bottomlands of Kentucky. Here they used cold limestone spring water to make bourbon and found that corn produced even better yields of whiskey than rye. Thus, the licit and illicit branches of the distilling industry grew up side by side in the state. This is the story of the illicit side -- the moonshiners' craft and craftsmanship, as practiced in Kentucky. A glossary of moonshiner argot sheds light on such colorful terms as "puker," "slop," and "weed-monkey." David Maurer's tone is tongue-in-cheek, but he provides a realistic look at the Kentucky moonshiner and the moonshining industry.

Author Biography

David W. Maurer was a retired professor of English at the University of Louisville.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Let's Make Moonshine
1(11)
The History of Moonshining
12(17)
The Production of Whiskey
29(18)
The Geography of Moonshining
47(13)
Money, Materials, and Equipment
60(12)
Moonshining as an Industry
72(10)
Law Enforcement
82(23)
The Argot of the Craft
105(8)
Glossary 113(16)
Notes 129(4)
Bibliography 133

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