Interview with Jack C. Miller, September 11, 1987

Project: Appalachia: Moonshiners and Revenuers Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

This is an interview with Jack Miller, a revenuer and law enforcement officer. In this interview, he compares moonshiners with the (then) modern marijuana growers, and talks about the danger that the latter pose to law enforcement officers. He also shares stories of catching moonshiners and how he tracked them down. Russell Stockton, a retired revenuer, weighs in on the topics of becoming a police officer and his professional relationship with Miller.

Interview Accession

1987oh164_app088

Interviewee Name

Jack C. Miller

Interviewer Name

Russell H. Stockton

Interview Date

1987-09-11

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Miller, Jack C. Interview by Russell H. Stockton. 11 Sep. 1987. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Miller, J.C. (1987, September 11). Interview by R. H. Stockton. Appalachia: Moonshiners and Revenuers Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Miller, Jack C., interview by Russell H. Stockton. September 11, 1987, Appalachia: Moonshiners and Revenuers Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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