''...a truly report''

About the Book

In the era following the repeal of Prohibition, the Treasury Department relentlessly pursued the poor farmers of Wilkes County, North Carolina, as well as the big-time entrepreneurs, who produced illegal whisky as a means of feeding their families, in the case of the former, and feeding their deep pockets, in the case of the latter. Written by a treasury agent, the book contains factual and sometimes humorous accounts of moonshiners’ operations and their personal lives. It also relates the judicial system’s handling of the offenders brought before it and relates cases of some of the noteworthy trials. This is an inside look at the U. S Government’s law enforcement before the era of the “jack-booted thug” when G-Men were still “good ol’ boys.”

About the Author

Born in western North Carolina in 1913, Hugh Hight Dotson graduated from Appalachian University and taught briefly in public high schools. Shortly after Prohibition ended he signed on with the Federal Government as an Alcohol Tax agent and remained in that capacity for twenty-five years. Following his retirement from government service he resumed his teaching career in central Virginia while operating a cattle farm. Since his second retirement he has traveled throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He now lives in eastern Tennessee.