Sentences with word «moonshiner»

Not too long after these letters, and by the end of 1794, George Washington militarily put down an armed rebellion by moonshiners in western Pennsylvania (the Whiskey Rebellion).

About Junior Johnson Junior Johnson is a legendary moonshiner from North Carolina, who brought his family recipe to Piedmont Distillers in 2007.

Once dubbed «The Wettest County,» Hillcoat's «Lawless» stars Tom Hardy, Shia Labeouf and Jason Clarke as the Bondurant brothers, moonshiners from Southern Virginia -LSB-...]

The Bondurants are the finest moonshiners in Franklin and stand down to no one.

According to biographer Lee Server, Robert Mitchum had been developing a story about moonshiners for some years.

Some tours offer the opportunity to crawl into caves where Confederate soldiers and moonshiners used to hide.

Nothing, it seems, can deter him — not even shotgun - toting moonshiners in Tennessee, spear - waving bandits in Kenya or rival bat - hunters in Thailand, who make their living poaching bats for the restaurant trade.

Set in Franklin, Virginia, in 1931, this is a Prohibition - era tale of a real family, the Bonderants, who became local legends as notorious moonshiners.

Corrigan will play Darryl, a hard rock - loving, chicken wing - eating moonshiner who ends up sitting next to Milo (Danny Masterson) at a wedding reception and changes the course of Milo's evening in a big way.

These men were famous moonshiners in Franklin County, Virginia during the Prohibition era.

He will be providing vital context and off - shoot editorial around titles such as Bert Williams» 1965 film Nest of the Cuckoo Birds, about S&M moonshiners, 1967's Shanty Tramp, and Dale Barry's Hot Thrills and Warm Chills from the same year.

Also set to hit theaters within the next year is award winning director John Hillcoat's gritty moonshiner film «The Wettest County» in which Dane stars alongside Shia Labeouf, Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman, and Mia Wasikowska.

There are still moonshiners, and others occupying the land that are willing to shoot first, ask questions later.

The smoky, sensual world of flappers, gangsters, and moonshiners seems, at first glance, like a gold mine for YA literature, and certainly, it has blossomed there.

When John Lewis Mealer set out from the hollows of the Georgia Blue Ridge in 1892, it was to escape warring moonshiners and lawmen, and to find work in the exploding, inviting West.

It seems the local law was busy chasing moonshiners and couldn't care less about wives being beaten to the point where an unborn baby dies.

Arriving in stores on August 1 is new Midnight Moon Blackberry fruit inclusions moonshine, inspired by the family moonshine recipes of legendary moonshiner and NASCAR hall of famer, Junior Johnson.

Shake Rag Hollow and Thumpin» Dick Hollow, just down off the escarpment, were places where you waved a handkerchief or thumped a hollow log, respectively, to summon the local moonshiner.

All of the fruit flavor and color in the Midnight Moon inclusions comes from the fruit itself — just as nature (and moonshiners) intended.

Midnight Moon fruit inclusions are inspired by the family recipe from legendary moonshiner and NASCAR Hall of Famer, Junior Johnson.

Chuck Scott plays a country western singer who goes back home to Carolina and soon finds himself in the midst of a feud between some the moonshiners and «the Revenoores».

It has served both parties well, but then Charlie Rakes (Guy Pearce), a special deputy from Chicago, arrives in town, looking to ensure that the moonshiners in the area pay a protection fee to his office.

[The book is] about the legendary Prohibition agent who brought down Al Capone, pioneered influential police techniques while battling mobsters, moonshiners, and public corruption, and met his downfall in an unsolved serial killer case that drove him to obsession; through sources who've never spoken publicly about the cult of Ness, the author reveals the heretofore - unknown complexity behind the do - gooder myth.

By and by Finn would rather guzzle 40 - rod whiskey in a moonshiner's woods than raise the child, and when he tires of the woman, the easiest way to rid himself of her is also the bloodiest.

As the turbulent»60s come to a close, New Bordeaux has been carved up by unscrupulous interests: the mob, the Klan, moonshiners, gun runners, and more have hacked off their piece of this storied southern hub of music, voodoo and vice.

Provenance lent a hand in creating a front porch so authentic, any moonshiner would feel at home.