Blood and Whiskey: The Life and Times of Jack Daniel

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction 1

1 The Cursed Child 7

2 Everything Gone but the Dirt 25

3 Legend of the Boy Distiller 42

4 The Nomad 64

5 Reunion and Challenge 75

6 A Rebellion against the Government 92

7 Identity Crisis 107

8 Seizing the Legendary Hollow 120

9 Taking On Nashville 136

10 Big Man, Lonely Man 155

11 Brand Magic 166

12 Enemies 178

13 Reborn 191

14 The Final Battle 204

Epilogue Lem’s Trials 215

Afterword The Making of a Legend 227

Notes 235

Bibliography 257

Index 261