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Moonshiner Tales From Georgia Alabama Mountains
A long, rambling letter reports moonshine production in Georgia and Alabama Tennessee as a growing issue for revenue agents. It details primitive stills covert shipments by night, raids led by an informer, and the dangers and brutality of enforcement. It explains the export quality of large runs and the home use nature of smaller stills, plus the term blockade and the logistics of moving liquor.
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Treorgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Haston
Polk
Arboa
Gotte
Posse
Nanshaners
Roberson