Spirits of Just Men: Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital of the World

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© 2011 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thompson, Charles Dillard, 1956– Spirits of just men : mountaineers, liquor bosses, and lawmen in the moonshine capital of the world / Charles D. Thompson Jr. p. cm. isbn 978-0-252-03512-8 (hardback) isbn 978-0-252-07808-8 (paper) 1. Franklin County (Va.)—History—20th century. 2. Distilling, Illicit—Virginia—Franklin County—History. 3. Lee, Charles Carter, d. 1958—Trials, litigation, etc. 4. Mountain life—Virginia—Franklin County. 5. Mountain people—Virginia—Franklin County. 6. Franklin County (Va.)—Religious life and customs. 7. Franklin County (Va.)—Social life and customs. I. Title. f232.f7 t494 2011 975.5'68—dc22 2011006822 For those who lived it and those who have lived because of it, including my family. To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect. —Hebrews 12:2 ...