OH040 John H. Burd Oral History

Authors

David Sullivan

Collection Title

West Kentucky - History and Culture - Land Between the Lakes Series

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Series Number

OH040

Interviewee

Burd, John H.

Interviewer

Sullivan, David

Date Interviewed

August 18th, 1976

Processed by

Sheree Wise

Date Processed

March 3rd, 2010

Description

1 sound disc and 1 cassette tape - identical recordings (15 minutes)

Abstract

John Burd discusses his activities as a moonshine runner during the prohibition era in Graves and Trigg Counties, Kentucky

Biographical/Historical Note

John Burd was born in Graves County, Kentucky in 1904. He and his brother, Eddie Burd, were associated with distilling whisky during the prohibition era. During his youth, he had learned the method to produce and sell moonshine. After his brother was shot and killed near Dublin, Kentucky in 1926, he made regular trips to the Land Between the Lakes to obtain drinking whisky.

General Information

No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.

Subject Headings/Descriptors

Burd, John H., 1905-

Burd, Edward T., d. 1926

Graves County (Ky.)

Land Between the Lakes (Ky. and Tenn.) – History.

Moonshine Distilling, Illicit – Kentucky.

Prohibition – Kentucky.

LBL Burd, John OH040 Transcript.docx (33 kB)
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