Whiskey Rebels - (Regional) by Leland Baldwin (Paperback)

About the Book

A succinct account of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 in Western Pennsylvania, recalling the economic and sociological factors that led to this historic uprising.

Book Synopsis

Leland Baldwin presents a succinct account of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 in Western Pennsylvania, recalling the economic and sociological factors that led to this historic uprising.

From the Back Cover

Because the Revolution was over, the federal government was consolidating the rewards of the victory in the hands of the Eastern moneyed classes. The pioneers' could never satisfy their hunger for land because the new generations and immigrants were always searching for newly opened territory.

Review Quotes

Here is an investigation of one of the more obscure chapters of our history which not only dissipates all obscurity but at the same time tells a lively story É comprehensive, scholarly and spirited. It is informed with an understanding of the social psychology of the people and the region described, illuminated by a broad presentation of the whole historical background and presented with vigor and not without humor.-- "New York Herald Tribune"

Mr. Baldwin has recounted the incidents of th [whiskey] rebellion with spirit and color and has painted an especially good portrait of that extrordinary figure Hugh Henry Brackenridge.-- "Saturday Review"

About the Author

Leland D. Baldwin was assistant director of the Western Pennsylvania Historical Survey and professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh.