Moonshine Madness

By Ruth Meadows

Smoke rises from a hidden cave along the river, and the stills run long after dark.
Inspired by Cropper family stories and 1930 newspaper articles, Moonshine Madness is a work of historical fiction set in the Ozarks during the 1920.'s, when moonshine was a way of life.

Jim and Henry Cropper risk more than arrest to keep their operations alive. Sheriffs patrol the back roads, while rumors drift from porch to porch. One wrong turn could change everything.

But beyond the danger lies something steadier: brothers stand shoulder to shoulder, women keep the home fires lit, and boys grow up on stories of jailbreaks and lessons in fishing, learning that some lessons are about more than the river. As some men are caught and others find their way home, the current keeps moving.

Moonshine Madness is a novel of loyalty, quiet courage, and the kind of legacy that lingers long after the smoke clears.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GQPQY6V5
• ISBN13: 9798250210270
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"