Episode 66 King of the Moonshiners

Published: March 23, 2020, 7 a.m.

In 1957 federal authorities seized what was estimated to be a 5th of national supply of moonshine from operators in the state of North Carolina. A majority of that supply was connected to the King of the Moonshiners, Percy Flowers

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