Kentucky Moonshine - Softcover

Maurer, David W.; Berry, Wes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813190541 ISBN 13: 9780813190549

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky, 2003

Synopsis

" 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.

About this title

About the Author:

The late David M. Maurer was professor of English at the University of Louisville. He was also the author of The Big Con: The Story of the American Confidence Man.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0813190541
• ISBN 13: 9780813190549
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 156