Robert Washington Earnheart was a successful corn farmer who established a commercial distillery in the White River valley of Arkansas in 1887. One of his sons, Lee Edward Earnheart, joined his father in the distilling business and eventually ran the operation. A 1905 newspaper article explained that the Earnheart Distillery had a capacity of 100 gallons per day. The Earnhearts ran a profitable legal business with acclaimed products and esteemed brands for three decades. But then the anti-saloon league, and its ilk, descended upon Arkansas...