Pinehurst Outlook in Pinehurst, North Carolina

Old Mr Tobias Winkeye and the moonshine myth

A rambling reminiscence about Tobias Winkeye the legendary moonshine figure, tracing legends from boyhood days to the modern era. The narrator recounts encounters with Indians in the West, the rise of bootlegging in Tennessee and Kentucky, and the spectacle of moonshine operations from Peoria to Monongahela, noting the scale of big stills versus the small rural jugs. He argues against whiskey bootlegging in general but focuses on curious, primitive stills and the role of sheriffs in raids.