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The book tells of the trio during the Depression and Prohibition in rural Virginia, who made a living bootlegging moonshine. The novel is told from both the perspectives of the three Bondurant brothers, mainly focusing on the youngest, Jack, and of the writer Sherwood Anderson , who described Franklin County in that period as the "wettest ...
Franklin County is the setting for Matt Bondurant's historical novel, The Wettest County in the World (2008) set in the Prohibition era, featuring his grandfather and two great-uncles among the bootleggers. Franklin County is featured in the film Lawless (2012), adapted from the novel in a screenplay by Nick Cave. It is directed by John Hillcoat.
Franklin is located in southeastern Virginia at (36.6772, -76. Its eastern border is the Blackwater River , a south-flowing tributary of the Chowan River , the principal inflow for Albemarle Sound in North Carolina.
A Virginia family of four who dedicated their lives to figure skating and each other were among the victims who died in Wednesday's devastating plane crash near Reagan National Airport.. Business ...
Populated places in Franklin County, Virginia (3 C, 1 P) T. ... Lawless (film) R. Roanoke metropolitan area; T. The Great Moonshine Conspiracy Trial of 1935; V.
This road and several others provided a major East – West route through Franklin County, Virginia, and the Old Chapel became a familiar landmark along the road. The last member of Old Chapel Church, Mrs. Virginal Kelley, passed in 2009 at the age of 95."
Theodore Kenneth (T.K.) [1] Lawless (December 6, 1892 – May 1, 1971) was an American dermatologist, medical researcher, and philanthropist. [2] [3] [4] He was a skin specialist, and is known for work related to leprosy and syphilis. [5] [6] [7] Lawless was also involved in various charitable causes, including Jewish causes.
Virginia Stroud, 73, American Cherokee painter. [231] Arthur R. Thompson, 85–86, American activist, CEO of the John Birch Society (2005–2020). [232] (death announced on this date) Brian Wheeler, 62, American basketball announcer (Portland Trail Blazers). [233]