Category Archives: spirits of just men

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  Spirits of Just Men – The Movie!

  Posted on November 3, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge, crooked road, Dr Charles D Thompson, Franklin County, moonshine capital of the world, mountain moonshiners, shooting creek road, spirits of just men

  Mountain Shine Stories of bootlegging and a simpler way of life Imagine yourself in a little shack by the main railroad track that led into Franklin County, Virginia, from 1929 to 1934. Your job is to weigh all the inbound goods related to making moonshine. So today I ask you: How many pounds of sugar [...]

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  Review: Spirits of Just Men

  Posted on May 9, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, Franklin County Virginia, moonshine capital of the world, spirits of just men, Wettest County in the World

  “Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital of the World”  by Charles D Thompson, Jr This is my personal review of Dr Charles D Thompson Jr’s book “Spirits of Just Men.”   “Spirits of Just Men” takes you on a fantastic journey through “the Moonshine Capital of the World Franklin County” to learn [...]

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  Hot Off The Press: Spirits of Just Men

  Posted on March 23, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Bike Franklin County VA, charles d thompson jr, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Moonshine, spirits of just men, The Wettest County in the World

  Spirits of Just Men Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital of the World by CHARLES D. THOMPSON JR. Just released! Spirits of Just Men tells the story of moonshine in 1930s America, as seen through the remarkable location of Franklin County, Virginia, a place that many still refer to as the “moonshine capital [...]

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