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...bicentennial is, of course, an appropriate time for a revisionist look at a nation's beginnings. Two recent books became bestsellers by taking just such a view, each portraying the revered Thomas Jefferson and George Washington in a new and unflattering light. Last week Virginius Dabney, a proud Virginian, historian and retired editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, came to the defense of the founding fathers in an outspoken Charter Day address at Virginia's venerable College of William and Mary. He sharply assailed Fawn Brodie, author of Thomas Jefferson, An Intimate History, and Gore Vidal, who wrote...
MOUNTAIN SPIRITS: A Chronicle of Corn Whiskey from King James' Ulster Plantation to America 's Appalachians and the Moonshine Life by JOSEPH EARL DABNEY 242 pages. Scribners...
...them migrated to the American colonies, bringing their whisky-making tools and techniques with them. By 1750, moonshine was a necessity of life on the frontier, and brewing corn whisky was a major industry. From fusty books and firsthand interviews with oldtimers, with many facts and much affection, Joseph Dabney has put together a splendid and often hilarious history...
Harvard's Lou Silver and Ken Wolfe also hit for four points in the late going, but B.U.'s Steve Dabney slipped behind the Harvard mid-court press for a lay-up with 24 seconds left to clinch the squeaker for the Terriers...
Mitchell has three other certain starters, yet has been unable to find a fifth regular this season. Playmakers Steve Dabney and sophomore Steve Jones will fill the guard positions, and 6-ft.-7-in. southpaw Neil Burns complements Boyd at forward...