Whiskey moonshine in North Carolina...
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 23, 1879 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Lear (King Of) England." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Scenes on the Isthmus of Panama and Lake Nicaragua." Full pg. illus. of "Law and Moonshine - Crooked Whiskey in Western North Carolina." 2/3 of a dblpgcrfld. of "The Spoliation of a Monastery." Two 2/3 pg. illus. of "Water Millions is Ripe" and "A Zulu Scout." The supplement contains a 2/3 pg. illus. of "Arrest of a Nihilist."
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 16 pages and is in good condition.
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