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MOONSHINE, MOUNTAINEERS, AND MODERNITY: DISTILLING CULTURAL HISTORY IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.

Appalachia is a region richly mythologized in U.S. culture, and in many ways, the moonshiner represents the pinnacle of this imaginary Appalachia. Using Cocke County, Tennessee, as a case study, we explore the ways in which moonshine has historically emerged simultaneously both as a significant cult...

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Published in:Journal of Appalachian Studies Vol. 18; no. 1/2; pp. 93 - 113
Main Authors: PEINE, EMELIE K., SCHAFFT, KAI A.
Format: Article
Published: Appalachian Studies Association Spring/Fall2012
Subjects:
Appalachian Mountains
Cultural history
Culture
Modernity
History
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