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Appalachia: Moonshiners and Revenuers Oral History Project

Project Summary

These interviews with moonshiners and revenuers in Wayne County document their lives, the making of moonshine, its economic benefits, the tactics used by officers in pursuing the distillers, and the tactics used by the distillers to escape them.

Project Code

appmoon

Project LC Subject

Appalachian Region   Crime--Kentucky--Wayne County   Criminals--Kentucky--Wayne County   Distilling, Illicit--Kentucky--Wayne County   Liquors--Taxation--Kentucky--Wayne County   Wayne County (Ky.)


Interviews in this Project (7 Total):

Interview Accession Number: 1986oh198_app065
Interviewer: Betty Ellison
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh203_app067
Interviewer: Betty Ellison
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh220_app068
Interviewer: Betty Ellison
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1987oh052_app087
Interviewer: Betty Ellison
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1987oh164_app088
Interviewer: Russell H. Stockton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1988oh088_app134
Interviewer: Betty Ellison
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1988oh120_app142
Interviewer: Betty Ellison
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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