\u003cP\u003eHomemade liquor has played a prominent role in the Appalachian economy for nearly two centuries. The region endured profound transformations during the extreme prohibition movements of the nineteenth century, when the manufacturing and sale of alcoholâan integral part of daily life for many Appalachiansâwas banned. In \u003cI\u003eMoonshiners and Prohibitionists: The Battle over Alcohol in Southern Appalachia,\u003c/I\u003e Bruce E. Stewart chronicles the social tensions that accompanied the region's early transition from a rural to an urban-industrial economy. Stewart analyzes the dynamic relationship of the bootleggers and opponents of liquor sales in western North Carolina, as well as conflict driven by social and economic development that manifested in political discord. Stewart also explores the life of the moonshiner and the many myths that developed around hillbilly stereotypes. A welcome addition to the New Directions in Southern History series, \u003cI\u003eMoonshiners and Prohibitionists\u003c/I\u003e addresses major economic, social, and cultural questions that are essential to the understanding of Appalachian history.\u003c/P\u003e
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