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Appalachian Moonshine Culture

By: Bill Kte'pi
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives
Edited by: Scott C. Martin
Subject:Social & Cultural Anthropology, Sociology of Consumption, Sociology of Culture

“Moonshine” is the most popular name for a specific type of unaged and usually high-proof whiskey, less commonly known as “white lightning,” “hooch,” or “mountain dew.” Like the term “moonraker,” used to refer to a smuggler, the name reflects the idea ...

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  Kte'pi, B. (2015). Appalachian moonshine culture. In S. C. Martin (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of alcohol: Social, cultural, and historical perspectives (Vol. 1, pp. 162-164). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n48
  
  Kte'pi, Bill. "Appalachian Moonshine Culture." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives, edited by Martin, Scott C., 162-64. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n48.
  
  Kte'pi, B. 2015. Appalachian Moonshine Culture. In: Scott C. Martin Editor, 2015. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 162-164 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n48> [Accessed 21 Jun 2021].
  
  Kte'pi, Bill. "Appalachian Moonshine Culture." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives. Edited by Scott C. Martin. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2015, pp. 162-64. SAGE Knowledge. 21 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n48.
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