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. Fire up the stills: a brief history of moonshining in Southern Appalachia before the twenty-first century / Bruce E. Stewart -- Jim Tom Hedrick, Popcorn Sutton, and the rise of the postmodern moonshiner / Daniel S. Pierce -- Moonshiners and the media: the twenty-first-century trickster / Emily D. Edwards -- Making criminals, making ends meet: constructing criminality in Franklin County, Virginia / Robert T. Perdue -- Part II: The legalization and marketing of modern moonshine. The rise of "legal" moonshine: breaking down the legal barriers to craft distilling in the United States / Kenneth J. Sanchagrin -- 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 -- Entrepreneurial family values and the modern moonshiner: Appalachian craft distilling beyond Its neoliberal frame / Jason Ezell -- 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. Distilling commercial moonshine in East Tennessee: mashing a new type of tourism / Helen M. Rosko -- Heritage spirits in heritage spaces / Kristen Baldwin Deathridge -- Automotive heritage and the legacy of high-octane moonshiners: a unique cultural intersection of alcohol and motor vehicles / Barry L. Stiefel.
Summary:
"The craft of making moonshine, an unaged white whiskey, often made and consumed outside legal parameters, nearly went extinct in the late twentieth century as law enforcement cracked down on illicit producers, and cheaper, lawful alcohol became readily available. Yet the twenty-first century has witnessed a resurgence of artisanal distilling, as both connoisseurs and those reconnecting with their heritage have created a vibrant new culture of moonshine. While not limited to Appalachia, moonshine is often entwined with the region in popular understandings."--cover
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