Prohibition in Bardstown
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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.| SKU | Unavailable |
| 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 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |