03571cam a2200361 4500 233532036 TxAuBib 20150605120000.0 ||||||s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780792759188 0792759184 b7abf34b-45d8-401b-a975-fa2724c760d1 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 180425 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Bondurant, Matt. The Wettest County in the World (Lawless) [Libby Audiobook] : A Novel Based on a True Story. Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2008. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 292MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 292MB. Franklin County, Virginia, was a hotbed of moonshine--the wettest spot in the country--during and after Prohibition. The Bondurant boys--Forrest, Howard, and Jack--were well known throughout the county as moonshiners. Journalist Sherwood Anderson, author of WINESBURG, OHIO, was in the twilight of his career when he broke the silence and exposed "The Great Franklin County Moonshine Conspiracy." Author Matt Bondurant uses undocumented family lore and quotes from Anderson's writings to weave a tale of desperate times and desperate lives. Erik Steele's narration is straightforward and engrossing. His careful delivery helps the listener stay with a story that meanders through time, taking side trips into Anderson's own history. Steele's tone and pace give this historical novel the weight of truth. N.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. Based on the true story of his grandfather and two granduncles, Matt Bondurant's novel is a gripping tale of brotherhood, greed, and murder. The Bondurant boys were a notorious gang of roughnecks and moonshiners who ran liquor through Franklin County during Prohibition and after. The brothers played a central role in a major conspiracy trial and its violent end. In 1935, Sherwood Anderson, working on a magazine story, finds himself driving along the dusty red roads trying to find the brothers and break the silence that shrouds Franklin County. In vivid, muscular prose, Matt Bondurant brings these men—their dark deeds, their long silences, their deep desires—to life. His understanding of the passion, violence, and desperation at the center of this world is both heartbreaking and magnificent. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-05 20:00:03. Steele, Erik. http://camellia.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=b7abf34b-45d8-401b-a975-fa2724c760d1 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1138-1/180425-TheWettestCountyInTheWorld.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1138-1/180425-TheWettestCountyInTheWorld.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=B7ABF34B-45D8-401B-A975-FA2724C760D1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1138-1/180425-TheWettestCountyInTheWorld.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1138-1/180425-TheWettestCountyInTheWorld.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=B7ABF34B-45D8-401B-A975-FA2724C760D1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)