Interview with Taft Davis, July 18, 1986
Project: Appalachia: Moonshiners and Revenuers Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Taft Davis is a former moonshiner who lives in Wayne County, Kentucky. In this interview, he talks about the process of making and selling moonshine whiskey, his encounters with law enforcement, and ways that he evaded the law.Interview Accession
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R. H. Stockton
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Appalachian Region Davis, Taft Davis, Taft--Interviews Whiskey Whiskey industry--Kentucky Distilling, IllicitInterview Rights
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Davis, Taft Interview by Betty Ellison. 18 Jul. 1986. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Davis, T. (1986, July 18). Interview by B. Ellison. Appalachia: Moonshiners and Revenuers Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Davis, Taft, interview by Betty Ellison. July 18, 1986, Appalachia: Moonshiners and Revenuers Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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