Moonshine: A Cultural History of America's Infamous Liquor

by Jaime Joyce

Nothing but clear, 100-proof American history.

Hooch. White lightning. White whiskey. Mountain dew. Moonshine goes by many names. So what is it, really? Technically speaking, "moonshine" refers to untaxed liquor made in an unlicensed still. In the United States, it's typically corn that's used to make the clear, unaged beverage, and it's the mountain people of the American South who are most closely associated with the image of making...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760345848
• ISBN13: 9780760345849
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Zenith Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 7.5"