Ben Taylor grows up in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, a place “where distances are measured in hours instead of miles.” His father, Bob, is a farmer fallen on hard times. Bob turns to selling moonshine to make ends meet, a desperate and dangerous attempt during the Prohibition years to avoid selling his family’s land. But once the Depression hits and Bob dies in a freak accident, Ben is forced to join the United States Civilian Conservation Corps. There, he … Read the rest