Since arriving nearly 250 years ago in Franklin County, Virginia, German Baptists have maintained their faith and farms by relying on their tightly knit community for spiritual and economic support. T
"Following the end of Prohibition in 1933, demand for moonshine remained high due to taxes imposed on large liquor producers. Seeking to answer this demand were the distillers of Appalachia who, havin
Booklist Editors’ Choice “Best Books of 2019”An intimate portrait of the joys and hardships of rural life, as one man searches for community, equality, and tradition in AppalachiaCharles D. Thompson,
"Following the end of Prohibition in 1933, demand for moonshine remained high due to taxes imposed on large liquor producers. Seeking to answer this demand were the distillers of Appalachia who, havin
The juxtaposition of the concepts of "indigenous" and "diaspora" might at first seem a touch oxymoronic, but as the ten papers presented by Harvey (religious studies, Open U., UK) and Thompson (religi
