He was a killer, a folk hero, and the most dangerous man in the Carolinas. Discover the wild true story of Lewis Redmond, the Moonshine King who defied the federal government, survived a hail of bullets, and became a 19th-century legend.

In this episode, we explore the life of Lewis Redmond, the notorious "Moonshine King of the Carolinas." More than just an outlaw, Redmond was a product of the Reconstruction Era—a time of federal taxes, illicit economies, and violent conflict in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We follow his story from a daring escape through the snow in his socks to a shootout that landed him on the front page of the New York Times.

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