Modern Moonshine

Cameron D. Lippard is a professor of sociology at Appalachian State University. He is the author or editor of several books, including Building Inequality: Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration in the Atlanta Construction Industry and Untapped: Exploring the Cultural Dimensions of Craft Beer (West Virginia University Press). Bruce E. Stewart is an associate professor of history at Appalachian State University. He is the author or editor of several books, including Moonshiners and Prohibitionists: The Battle over Alcohol in Southern Appalachia.

List of Illustrations Introduction: The Revival of Moonshine in Southern Appalachia and the United States Bruce E. Stewart and Cameron D. Lippard Part I: Socially Constructing the Origins of the Modern Moonshine Revival 1. Fire Up the Stills: A Brief History of Moonshining in Southern Appalachia before the Twenty-First Century Bruce E. Stewart 2. Jim Tom Hedrick, Popcorn Sutton, and the Rise of the Postmodern Moonshiner Daniel S. Pierce 3. Moonshiners and the Media: The Twenty-First-Century Trickster Emily D. Edwards 4. Making Criminals, Making Ends Meet: Constructing Criminality in Franklin County, Virginia Robert T. Perdue Part II: The Legalization and Marketing of Modern Moonshine 5. The Rise of "Legal" Moonshine: Breaking Down the Legal Barriers to Craft Distilling in the United States Kenneth J. Sanchagrin 6. From the Appalachian Mountains to the Puget Sound and Beyond: Distilling Authenticity in Modern Moonshine Kaitland M. Byrd, J. Slade Lellock, and Nathaniel G. Chapman 7. Entrepreneurial Family Values and the Modern Moonshiner: Appalachian Craft Distilling beyond Its Neoliberal Frame Jason Ezell 8. The "Uncatchables": A Case Study of Call Family Distillers in Wilkes County, North Carolina Cameron D. Lippard Part III: Historic Preservation and Tourism in the Name of Moonshine 9. Distilling Commercial Moonshine in East Tennessee: Mashing a New Type of Tourism Helen M. Rosko 10. Heritage Spirits in Heritage Spaces Kristen Baldwin Deathridge 11. Automotive Heritage and the Legacy of High-Octane Moonshiners: A Unique Cultural Intersection of Alcohol and Motor Vehicles Barry L. Stiefel Contributor Biographies

I like this book very much. The editors have brought together a wide range of scholarly voices, and their essays, taken together, give an excellent overview of the state of modern moonshine.""- Michael Lewis, author of The Coming of Southern Prohibition