Moonshiner Goes West

Moonshiner Goes West offers readers a chance to share in the
experiences of a boy born in the early 1920s, in the back hills of
Virginia, whose parents were moonshiners. Starting at an early
age, he experiences trials, heartache and death, including the loss
of his father. He is forced to grow up fast and struggles to take care
of his family. Despite the challenges, he has hope, determination
and the belief that he is meant to have a better life.

As a young man, he hobos on the rails to Idaho, spends time in the
penitentiary and serves in the army in World War II—all of which
help him see and experience more of the world. He searches for
meaning in life and finds that God truly exists. This is a story of
triumphs amid struggle and poverty.

For readers who hunger for something more, this book captures
the yearning to live a better life. This is an eye-opening, deeply
affecting story of a brave young man searching for meaning in a
world filled with tragedies and contradictions. Amazing, inspiring
and heartwarming, it shows how a young man with faith and
inspiration tackles the crises he faces.