Who was involved in making the moonshine, filling the orders, transporting the liquor in fast getaway cars on twisting dirt roads from the hidden hollows of Franklin County through fog-covered Blue Ridge mountains in the early hours of the night . . .until they were caught and brought to trial in 1935?

What drove hundreds of families to become part of the illegal production and transport of liquor, and to remain loyal to their colleagues, in the face of Virginia's longest jury trial, the great moonshine conspiracy trial of 1935? How did the Federal agents, Virginia's sharpest lawyers, and scores of county and town officials cope with conspiracy, murder, deceit, fear, loyalty, and family ties stronger than any double-twisted whiskey from hundreds of copper stills that studded the pastoral region settled by Scots-Irish back when America was new? 

The facts, gleaned and meticulously transcribed here by an experienced litigator and historian, come to light in THE GREAT MOONSHINE CONSPIRACY TRIAL OF 1935. The Lee family of Virginia, J. Edgar Hoover, and novelist Sherwood Anderson are just a few of the colorful personalities who played a part in this dark saga of rural life, ingenuity, and greed. Sensational events are discussed here for the first time, with the Government's records, grand jury transcripts, and newspaper reports as evidence. Sit back for an exciting look into the lives of moonshiners who did all they could to preserve their way of life. Let the reader decide for himself who was involved and who was not. Let the facts speak for themselves. Settle back for a long winter read, with a definitive study of a colorful era.

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