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The Moonshine War

The Run Down.

Prohibition is a big headache for some . . . and a big payday for others, the fearless entrepreneurs with little respect for the law of the land. With $125,000 worth of Kentucky's finest homemade whiskey in his possession, big, hell-raising Son Martin counts himself among the latter. Son knows having this much illegal hooch makes him a very tasty target, but nobody's going to steal it from him. War may be coming to his backyard, but Son's not worried. Because when it comes to fighting, shooting, and keeping one step ahead of the Big Boys, he's more than good—he's bad . . . and dangerous . . . and deadly.

Published: 1969

Publisher: Doubleday

Genre: Western

Adaptation: Film (1970)

The Detroit News

Nobody, but nobody, on the current scene can match [Leonard's] ability to serve up violence so light-handedly, with so surpemely deadpan a flourish.

— The Detroit News

Screeching Tires and Blazing Guns

The Moonshine War

Adapted for film in 1970
Starring Alan Alda — Directed by Richard Quine
Screenplay by Elmore Leonard