7 Moonshine Secrets Too Wild for History Books

Описание: A 500-pound woman once ran the most feared moonshine operation in Appalachia—from her bed…
The law knew where she was… They just couldn’t carry her out…
She made whiskey while three of her children died…
She watched their graves from her window because she couldn’t walk…
But why did the government chase moonshiners harder than murderers?
What does it say when a sick, disabled woman on a mountain becomes a national threat?
And who really writes the history—those who survive, or those who bury the story?
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My name is Sam, and this is Wild America…

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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:55 - An Overview
00:06:30 - The Original Moonshine-Making Process
00:09:46 - The Folk Heroes
00:15:45 - Cave Moonshinin’
00:17:54 - Open Rebellion
00:21:06 - The Fall of Hut Amarine
00:26:37 - Melungeon Queen

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