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ISBN. 1-4165-6139-0 (hardback edition) The Wettest County in the World is a 2008 historical novel by Matt Bondurant, an American writer who features his grandfather Jack and grand-uncles Forrest and Howard as the main characters in the novel. The book tells of the trio during the Depression and Prohibition in rural Virginia, who made a living ...
Bondurant in 1931. James Forrest Bondurant was born in Franklin County, Virginia, Virginia on 21 November 1901, the son of Granville Thomas Bondurant and Malissa Elizabeth Barbour, the younger brother of Howard Bondurant, and the older brother of Jack Bondurant.
Aug 27, 2012 · Shia LaBeouf plays Jack Bondurant in Lawless (in theaters Aug. 29); the real Jack, circa 1935. ... In these articles my grandfather and his brothers Forrest and Howard, "The Bondurant Boys," were ...
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Apr 2, 2021 · The characters of Jack, Forrest, and Howard Bondurant are based on the real relatives of the author of the novel, Matt Bondurant. The former is based on his paternal grandfather, while the latter two characters are modeled after his grand-uncles.
By Matt Bondurant. Nov. 9, 2008. Prelude. 1918. The brindled sow stood in the corner, glowering at the boy. Jack Bondurant hefted a bolt-action .22 rifle with a deep blue octagon barrel, the stock ...
Jan 1, 2008 · Matt Bondurant's "The Wettest County in the World" (aka "Lawless" in the July 2012 movie tie-in reprint edition) is a history-based fictional novel about the lives of the author's own grandfather Jack and his great-uncles Howard and Forrest Bondurant.
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Aug 28, 2012 · August 28, 20125:00 PM ET. By. Stephanie Zacharek. Jack Bondurant (Shia LeBeouf) finds escape from the brutality of his family's bootlegging business in the company of the radiant Bertha (Mia ...
