Meet the Author & Book Talk with Phillip Andrew Gibbs for "Murder And Mountain Justice"
Venue: Wilderness Road Regional Museum, Newbern
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Wilderness Road Regional Museum presents a Meet the Author & Book Talk with Phillip Andrew Gibbs on Thursday, September 28, 2023.
Join us for our next Book Talk with author Phillip Andrew Gibbs as he shares information on his new book titled "Murder And Mountain Justice In The Moonshine Capital Of The World".
Franklin County, Virginia has long been known as the Moonshine Capital of the World. That history can seem romantic, but the county has a dark and violent past. The descendants of the Scots-Irish who settled its rugged mountains openly defied the law and employed their own notions of justice to defend their traditions and livelihood. During Prohibition, the production of moonshine skyrocketed, but the liquor didn't stop flowing from the mountains when the Eighteenth Amendment was repealed. County and state officials struggled to maintain order in a region where unsolved murders, strange disappearances, and senseless killings were a way of life. The peak came in 1978, with nine murders linked to moonshine and drugs in the county.
Historian and Virginia native Phillip Gibbs tells story of that horrific year and the history behind it, and will take questions from the audience.
Books will be available for purchase during the talk and are available at the museum now.
Admission is free and donations are greatly appreciated.
Wilderness Road Regional Museum is located at 5420 Wilderness Road in Newbern, VA.
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For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/WildernessRRM or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=771858084946887&set=a.495932115872820 or http://www.wildernessroadregionalmuseum.com/ or call 540-674-4835.
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