Prohibition in Bardstown: Bourbon, Bootlegging & Saloons

by Dixie Hibbs, Doris Dearen Settles

Some Bardstown, Kentucky residents argued for an alcohol ban as early as the mid-1800s despite the fact that whiskey and bourbon were local staples. When Prohibition finally arrived, independent and inventive residents secretly kept the city wet. A deacon once stored whiskey in a baptismal pool. Seventy-year-old Aunt Be-At Hurst allegedly made her homebrew out of her bathtub. Some locals even burned distillery warehouses to cover up thefts. Crime ran so rampant that revenue collector Robert H. Lucas threatened to have the governor summon the state militia. Join historians Dixie Hibbs and Doris Settles as they detail the history of Bardstown booze.

160 pages, Paperback

Published May 2, 2016

Reviews

[Doris Settles · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun book to research and write. Hope everyone enjoys it!