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Moonshine and Mayhem: The Untold Story of Texas During Prohibition
26 minutes Posted Feb 18, 2025 at 6:00 am.
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We love hearing from our fans! Texas never did take kindly to being told what it can’t do—so when Prohibition outlawed alcohol in 1920, Texans found their own way to keep the good times rolling. Deep in the piney woods of East Texas, moonshiners built hidden stills, bootleggers outran the law, and speakeasies flourished under the cover of night. Meanwhile, a flour salesman named W. Lee "Pappy" O’Daniel used radio waves, Western swing music, and a whole lot of biscuits to become a household na...