w. d. snider

The 1930’s saw the country steeped in ‘The Great Depression’. Thousands walked the streets trying to sell apples for five cents. Losses on stocks created a landslide of suicides. Shantytowns of cardboard and sheets called “Hoovervilles” sprung up around the country by the hundreds. Farmers lost their farms to pay meager debts. In the midst of it, ‘Moonshine’ became a source of survival. Moonshine also became a source of increased crime, individuals became more violent and Gangsters more popular. In Southern Indiana Peg Donovan rose from a farmer to one of the biggest holder of Stills in America. This position could not be achieved without bloodshed.