

The Black Patch War is a historical non-fiction book written by John G. Miller. The book is set in the late 19th and early 20th century in western Kentucky and tells the story of the tobacco wars that took place in the region during that time.The book explores the conflict between...

An account of the Black Tobacco wars of Kentucky and Tennessee told by a participant, John G. Miller, who was an attorney that represented plaintiffs against "Night Riders," the enforcers of local tobacco associations.

The story of the Night Riders is an important episode in the history of the Kentucky Black Tobacco Belt. In an attempt to protect their most valuable money crop from the exploitation of capitalistic trusts, law-abiding farmers organized and resorted to the use of illegal force...