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SIGNED Tar Heel Lightnin': How Secret Stills and Fast Cars Made North Carolina
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- Condition
- Pages
- 312
- Publication Date
- 2019-10-21
- Signed
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9781469653556
- Book Title
- Tar Heel Lightnin' : How Secret Stills and Fast Cars Made North Carolina the Moonshine Capital of the World
- Item Length
- 10in
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Travel, Cooking, History, Social Science
- Topic
- United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV), Regional & Ethnic / American / Southern States, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Customs & Traditions
- Item Width
- 7in
- Item Weight
- 11 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 312 Pages
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From the late nineteenth century well into the 1960s, North Carolina boasted some of the nation's most restrictive laws on alcohol production and sale. For much of this era, it was also the nation's leading producer of bootleg liquor. Over the years, written accounts, popular songs, and Hollywood movies have turned the state's moonshiners, fast cars, and frustrated Feds into legends. But in Tar Heel Lightnin' , Daniel S. Pierce tells the real history of moonshine in North Carolina as never before. This well-illustrated, entertaining book introduces a surprisingly varied cast of characters who operated secret stills and ran liquor from the swamps of the Tidewater to Piedmont forests and mountain coves. From the state's earliest days through Prohibition to the present, Pierce shows that moonshine crossed race and economic lines, linking men and women, the rebellious and the respectable, the oppressed and the merely opportunistic. As Pierce recounts, even churchgoing types might run shipments of "that good ol' mountain dew" when hard times came and there was no social safety net to break the fall. Folklore, popular culture, and changing laws have helped fuel a renaissance in making and drinking commercial moonshine, and Pierce shows how today's producers understand their ties to the past. Above all, this book reveals that moonshine's long, colorful history features surprises that can change how we understand a state and a region.
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Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
1469653559
ISBN-13
9781469653556
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24038582493
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tar Heel Lightnin' : How Secret Stills and Fast Cars Made North Carolina the Moonshine Capital of the World
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV), Regional & Ethnic / American / Southern States, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Travel, Cooking, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
7in
Item Weight
11 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hj5021.P54 2019
Reviews
Tar Heel Lightnin' proves that moonshine is the key to understanding North Carolina's history. In doing so, author Daniel Pierce succeeds in treating moonshiners historically with the necessary caveats and without romanticizing criminals into being wholesome heroes. Additionally, Tar Heel Lightnin' discusses the context of moonshine's role in history by addressing southern poverty, southern justice, and southern pride." -- Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books, A highly readable and always engaging account of the place of moonshining in the history of the Tar Heel State" -- Journal of Southern History, Like all powerful historical accounts, Pierce's book both humanizes and complicates its subject. Stripping away cliches, it reframes moonshining as not merely a symbol of rebellion but also as the fruit of considerable ingenuity and a fundamental drive to survive.-- Mountain Xpress, Well informed and entertainingly written. . . . The greatest strength of the book is its tone, which is engaging and conversational. Discussions of popular culture representations of moonshiners complement the historical narrative, and entertaining asides such as the author's "North Carolina Moonshine Playlist" (in chapter 14) add flavor and a touch of whimsy to the book.-- Choice Reviews, Handsome and abundantly illustrated. . . . Pierce is both a fine historian and clear writer who should appeal to a wide audience: academics of many fields; North Carolinian general readers who want to know more about their state; NASCAR fans; and anybody who is curious about a significant element of American culture.-- North Carolina Historical Review, Well informed and entertainingly written. . . . The greatest strength of the book is its tone, which is engaging and conversational. Discussions of popular culture representations of moonshiners complement the historical narrative, and entertaining asides such as the author's "North Carolina Moonshine Playlist" (in chapter 14) add flavor and a touch of whimsy to the book." -- Choice, A crucial read, rich in both historical detail and folklore, dotted with compelling photos and century-old graphics.-- Capital at Play, Pierce's book is a crucial read, rich in both historical detail and folklore, dotted with compelling photos and century-old graphics, and featuring extended looks at everyone from Sutton, Polk County bootlegger Betty Sims, and The Andy Griffith Show, to contemporary (and legal) locals like Troy & Sons' Troy Ball and Howling Moon Distillery's Cody Bradford." -- Capital at Play, No dry academic study, the book is filled with intoxicating asides on moonshine humor, music, movies, road trips, and more." -- WNC, No dry academic study, the book is filled with intoxicating asides on moonshine humor, music, movies, road trips, and more.-- WNC, A crucial read, rich in both historical detail and folklore, dotted with compelling photos and century-old graphics." -- Capital at Play, Like all powerful historical accounts, Pierce's book both humanizes and complicates its subject. Stripping away cliches, it reframes moonshining as not merely a symbol of rebellion but also as the fruit of considerable ingenuity and a fundamental drive to survive." -- Mountain Xpress, Tar Heel Lightnin' proves that moonshine is the key to understanding North Carolina's history. In doing so, author Daniel Pierce succeeds in treating moonshiners historically with the necessary caveats and without romanticizing criminals into being wholesome heroes. Additionally, Tar Heel Lightnin' discusses the context of moonshine's role in history by addressing southern poverty, southern justice, and southern pride.-- Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books, Handsome and abundantly illustrated. . . . Pierce is both a fine historian and clear writer who should appeal to a wide audience: academics of many fields; North Carolinian general readers who want to know more about their state; NASCAR fans; and anybody who is curious about a significant element of American culture." -- North Carolina Historical Review, A highly readable and always engaging account of the place of moonshining in the history of the Tar Heel State-- Journal of Southern History, Well informed and entertainingly written. . . . The greatest strength of the book is its tone, which is engaging and conversational. Discussions of popular culture representations of moonshiners complement the historical narrative, and entertaining asides such as the author's "North Carolina Moonshine Playlist" (in chapter 14) add flavor and a touch of whimsy to the book.-- CHOICE
Copyright Date
2019
Lccn
2019-014008
Dewey Decimal
364.133209756
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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