03/16/2026
Appalachian Moonshiners
Tradition, Rebellion, and the Price of Untaxed Whiskey
by Edward Lane
Long before moonshine became a television spectacle, it was a way of life in the Appalachian Mountains.
Hidden deep in the hollows, thousands of illegal stills operated for generations. Farmers, miners, and veterans turned to whiskey making to survive, while federal agents hunted them through forests and along winding mountain roads.
In Appalachian Moonshiners, Edward Lane tells the real stories behind the legend.
Inside the book you’ll meet the people who shaped the trade:
• Popcorn Sutton and the last mountain stills
• Junior Johnson, whose whiskey runs helped inspire NASCAR
• Maggie Bailey, the Kentucky woman known as the “Moonshine Queen”
• The Bondurant brothers and the violent liquor wars of Franklin County
Grounded in real counties, real people, and documented incidents, this book explores the hidden whiskey economy that thrived in Appalachia for generations.
Available now on Amazon in Kindle and Paperback.
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