In the United States, members of the Progressive movement called for several societal changes prior to the turn of the 20th century, one of which pertained to the prevalence of alcohol. Nearly three ...
On a warm late-October afternoon deep in the woods of Orangeburg County, $6,000 worth of liquor poured out into the dirt. Sheriff's deputies used shotguns and axes to destroy over a dozen 55-gallon ...
Moonshine is as American as apple pie. Viewed through the lens of history, there’s way more to it than hillbillies with shotguns, long beards, and a distrust for government revenuers. Moonshine is ...