Prohibition in Bardstown by Dixie Hibbs

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Prohibition in Bardstown by Dixie Hibbs

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Prohibition in Bardstown by Dixie Hibbs

Some Bardstown, Kentucky residents argued for an alcohol ban as early as the mid-1800s despite the fact that whiskey and bourbon were local staples. When Prohibition finally arrived, independent and inventive residents secretly kept the city wet. A deacon once stored whiskey in a baptismal pool. Seventy-year-old Aunt Be-At Hurst allegedly made her homebrew out of her bathtub. Some locals even burned distillery warehouses to cover up thefts. Crime ran so rampant that revenue collector Robert H. Lucas threatened to have the governor summon the state militia. Join historians Dixie Hibbs and Doris Settles as they detail the history of Bardstown booze.

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ISBN 13 9781540203489
ISBN 10 1540203484
Title Prohibition in Bardstown
Author Dixie Hibbs
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher History Press Library Editions
Year published 2016-05-02
Number of pages 162
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