Pure Heart: A Spirited Tale of Grace, Grit, and Whiskey [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING] Ball, Troy; Witter, Bret [As New] [Hardcover]

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As new condition brown boards, green spine and gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Note to the Reader and Quote; Introduction; Epologue: A Whisper From a Mountain; Suggested Reading; Acknowledgments and About the Authors. A tiny remainder dot at the lower page edge (see photographs). "" ""Pure heart"" is a whiskey-making term. The start of a distillation is filled with poisons that burn off at low temperatures. That's the heads. The end of a run is full of greasy heavy oils that burn off at high temperatures. That's the tails. The center of the run, where the temperature is perfect, is chlled the heart, because the spirit found there is pure and clear. When I learnd this, I vowed to throw the heads and tails away, so that my moonshine was nothing but pure heart. I also vowed to incorporate that concept into my daily life. Every decision I make, whether for my business or my family, I try to make with a pure heart."" - from the rear outer jacket. ""There is nothing stronger than a mother's love .except a good glass of moonshine. The mountains of North Carolina are rich - lush with the greens and blues of the seven-mile views and bursting with a culture where the ways of Old Appalachia meet the new South. This is the heart of moonshine county, where they practice an art passed down from generation to generation, crafted not only out of pride and ingenuity, but also out of a daring to push the boundaries of the law to create a product that hs come, in many ways, to symbolize America. Troy Ball is a classic Southern belle, with an easy charm, impeccalbe manners, a wide smile, and golden-blond hair. But beneath that crisp white blouse and strand of pearls is a streak of tenacity a mile wide. In the early 2000s, Troy and her husband, Charlie, left their native Texas for the up-and-comping town of Asheville, North Carolina, because the climate was better for the health of their two severely ill, special-needs sons. Troy found there something the dedicated mom never expected: time for herself. And then along came Forrest Jarrett, an Appalachian raconteur with a pickup truck, a thousand stories to tell, and a sip or two of white squeezings, aka moonshine, to share with the newcomer. What followed was a surprising friendship and a five year journey into the heart of distilling ol-fashioned corn whiskey. Stretching back to Colonial times and forward to today and the Byzantine laws Troy had to navigate to become the first femaile legal moonshiner in the history of the South, this is a true moonshine-making odyssey that will touch your soul. When the real estate crash wiped out her family financially and threatened the safet of her children, Troy realized that moonshine was more than a hobby .her world-class whiskey (and newfound friends) could save her family, too. Pure Heart is a story of dedication, inspiration, and days spent in a run-down shack...