Book of Donmon Teith

North Carolina holds a special place in the history of moonshine. For more than three centuries, the illicit home-brew was a way of life. NASCAR emerged from th

From the late nineteenth century well into the 1960s, North Carolina boasted some of the nation's most restrictive laws on alcohol production and sale. For much

Interviews with: Jesse "Gus" Basnight, Nina Smith Basnight, Julia Jordan Haywood, Iona Basnight Padgett, Wilbur Pinner, Fred Sawyer recall life in Buffalo City

Nothing but clear, 100-proof American history. Hooch. White lightning. White whiskey. Mountain dew. Moonshine goes by many names. So what is it, really? Technic

Homemade liquor has played a prominent role in the Appalachian economy for nearly two centuries. The region endured profound transformations during the extreme