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This is the story of the Republican from Gainesville who finally caught an infamous moonshiner
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Johnny Vardeman
The history of moonshining, especially in the mountains of Appalachia, is often related as a colorful part of our culture, overalled barefooted “hillbillies” minding their hidden stills and eluding “revenooers,” federal revenue officers out to put them out of business.