Murder and Mountain Justice in the Moonshine Capital of the World

Murder and Mountain Justice in the Moonshine Capital of the World

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Publication Date: 17th July 2023

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of moonshine skyrocketed, but the liquor didn't stop flowing from the mountains when the Eighteenth Amendment was repealed.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 reg... Read More
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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of moonshine skyrocketed, but the liquor didn't stop flowing from the mountains when the Eighteenth Amendment was repealed.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 reg... Read More
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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of moonshine skyrocketed, but the liquor didn't stop flowing from the mountains when the Eighteenth Amendment was repealed.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.
Details
  • Pages: 160
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: True Crime
  • Publication Date: 17th July 2023
  • State: Virginia
  • ISBN: 9781467153386
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
    TRUE CRIME / Murder / General
    TRUE CRIME / Historical
Author Bio

Phillip Andrew Gibbs is a professor emeritus of history at Middle Georgia State University. Although a native Virginian, he has lived and taught in Georgia since 1987. An avid tennis player, cyclist and traveler, he also works as a professional musician, performing regularly throughout the southeastern United States with the Georgia Chryslers, a rock, pop and R&B band. He lives in Kathleen, Georgia, with his wife, Penny; their dog, Jack; and Moe, the three-legged cat. This is his second book with The History Press.

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.
  • Pages: 160
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: True Crime
  • Publication Date: 17th July 2023
  • State: Virginia
  • ISBN: 9781467153386
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
    TRUE CRIME / Murder / General
    TRUE CRIME / Historical

Phillip Andrew Gibbs is a professor emeritus of history at Middle Georgia State University. Although a native Virginian, he has lived and taught in Georgia since 1987. An avid tennis player, cyclist and traveler, he also works as a professional musician, performing regularly throughout the southeastern United States with the Georgia Chryslers, a rock, pop and R&B band. He lives in Kathleen, Georgia, with his wife, Penny; their dog, Jack; and Moe, the three-legged cat. This is his second book with The History Press.