David Liss’s historical fiction novel The Whiskey Rebels was inspired by the short-lived Whiskey Rebellion, which occurred in the newly-formed United States. Published in , the book tells the story of two people who find themselves on opposing sides of the divide between the financiers led by Alexander Hamilton and the whiskey barons operating on the Western frontier of the young nation. · The Whiskey Rebels takes place after the Revolutionary War when America was just starting to flex it's muscles and find out what it was to become. References to historical events, and wonderful fictitious plotting combined with truly fascinating characters kept the pages turning. The Whiskey Rebels reads as much like a thrilling spy novel as it does historical fictio/5(). · Liss's tale of the Whisky Rebellion (which I had literally never heard of) was complex and riveting. Our hero, of sorts, is Ethan Saunders, a thoroughly disgraced former Revolutionary War spy. He was framed as a traitor to the revolution, ultimately causing him to 5/5(3).
David Liss's new novel, set in an America where financial collapse is imminent, teems with double crosses, political intrigue, concealed identities, blackmail, spies, and sex scandals. The stock market is on a roller-coaster ride, and brokers on the trading floor reek of panic and floppy sweat. Welcome to In his fourth novel, The Whiskey Rebels, Liss moves from the European setting of. The tale kept the drinks flowing. Owen took my mug, poured in some whiskey from an unstoppered bottle and hot water from a pitcher near the stove. He set it down before me with a considerable thud. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss (, Hardcover, Large Type / large print edition) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
David Liss is the author of The Whiskey Rebels, The Ethical Assassin, A Spectacle of Corruption, The Coffee Trader, and A Conspiracy of Paper, winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. He lives in San Antonio with his wife and children. The tale kept the drinks flowing. Owen took my mug, poured in some whiskey from an unstoppered bottle and hot water from a pitcher near the stove. He set it down before me with a considerable thud. The Whiskey Rebels is David Liss' historical thriller set in Philadelphia, New York, and western Pennsylvania in the s and s. The book is told from the alternating points of view of the two main characters, Ethan Saunders and Joan Maycott. Ethan's story takes place in , and Joan's begins about a decade earlier.
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