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Kentucky Moonshine

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A concise, lively history of how the Bluegrass State became famous for illicit distilleries, by the author of The Big Con.
 
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.
 
Once there, 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. This entertaining, deeply researched slice of history also includes a glossary of moonshiner argot, shedding light on such colorful terms as puker, slop, and weed-monkey.


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Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky

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  • Release date: July 15, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9780813143545
  • Release date: July 15, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9780813143545
  • File size: 848 KB
  • Release date: July 15, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9780813143545
  • File size: 671 KB
  • Release date: July 15, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9780813143545
  • File size: 7574 KB
  • Release date: July 15, 2013

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A concise, lively history of how the Bluegrass State became famous for illicit distilleries, by the author of The Big Con.
 
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.
 
Once there, 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. This entertaining, deeply researched slice of history also includes a glossary of moonshiner argot, shedding light on such colorful terms as puker, slop, and weed-monkey.


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    Publisher:
    The University Press of Kentucky

    Kindle Book
    Release date: July 15, 2013

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780813143545
    Release date: July 15, 2013

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780813143545
    File size: 848 KB
    Release date: July 15, 2013

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780813143545
    File size: 671 KB
    Release date: July 15, 2013

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9780813143545
    File size: 7574 KB
    Release date: July 15, 2013

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    Open EPUB ebook
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English