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"To many antebellum Americans, Appalachia was a frightening wilderness of lawlessness, peril, robbers, and hidden dangers. The extensive media coverage of horse stealing and scalping raids profiled the region's residents as intrinsically violent. After the Civil War, this characterization continued to permeate perceptions of the area and news of the conflict between the Hatfields and the McCoys, as well as the bloodshed associated with the coal labor strikes, cemented Appalachia's violent reputation. Blood in the Hills: A History of Violence in Appalachia provides an in-depth historical analysis of hostility in the region from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. Editor Bruce E. Stewart discusses aspects of the Appalachian violence culture, examining skirmishes with the native population, conflicts resulting from the region's rapid modernization, and violence as a function of social control. The contributors also address geographical isolation and ethnicity, kinship, gender, class, and race with the purpose of shedding light on an often-stereotyped regional past. Blood in the Hills does not attempt to apologize for the region but uses detailed research and analysis to explain it, delving into the social and political factors that have defined Appalachia throughout its violent history."--Provided by publisher

Homemade liquor has played a prominent role in the Appalachian economy for nearly two centuries. The region endured profound transformations during the extreme prohibition movements of the nineteenth century, when the manufacturing and sale of alcohol-an integral part of daily life for many Appalachians-was banned. In Moonshiners and Prohibitionists: The Battle over Alcohol in Southern Appalachia, Bruce E. Stewart chronicles the social tensions that accompanied the region's early transition from a rural to an urban-industrial economy. Stewart analyzes the dynamic relationship of the bootlegger

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- 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 -- 1. Fire Up the Stills: A Brief History of Moonshining in Southern Appalachia before the Twenty-First Century / Bruce E. Stewart -- 2. Jim Tom Hedrick, Popcorn Sutton, and the Rise of the Postmodern Moonshiner / Daniel S. Pierce -- 3. Moonshiners and the Media: The Twenty-First-Century Trickster / Emily D. Edwards -- 4. Making Criminals, Making Ends Meet: Constructing Criminality in Franklin County, Virginia / Robert T. Perdue -- Part II: The Legalization and Marketing of Modern Moonshine -- 5. The Rise of "Legal" Moonshine: Breaking Down the Legal Barriers to Craft Distilling in the United States / Kenneth J. Sanchagrin -- 6. 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 -- 7. Entrepreneurial Family Values and the Modern Moonshiner: Appalachian Craft Distilling beyond Its Neoliberal Frame / Jason Ezell -- 8. 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 -- 9. Distilling Commercial Moonshine in East Tennessee: Mashing a New Type of Tourism / Helen M. Rosko -- 10. Heritage Spirits in Heritage Spaces / Kristen Baldwin Deathridge -- 11. Automotive Heritage and the Legacy of High-Octane Moonshiners: A Unique Cultural Intersection of Alcohol and Motor Vehicles / Barry L. Stiefel -- Contributors -- Index.