The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America's Newfound Sovereignty Audiobook

" Loved the narrative of this text, highly recommend it. "

" Tax whiskey to pay for the new country. The little guys have another idea. Washington avoids "civil war." His 60,000 acres increase in value. The Feds find another way to fund the new nation. "

" good book, also see "The Whiskey Rebellion: Frontier Epilogue to the American Revolution" by Thomas P. Slaughter "

" The schemes with which politicans play with people's money has not changed in 200 years. This book describes the taxation of whiskey without perceived represenation. Western Pennsylvania was on the brink of civil war in the first uprising after the birth of our country. "

" Of course I wish there was more about Western PA, but overall, I learned quite a bit, These isn't a lot written on this subject, though I there were times that some of the sentences describing the conditions surrounding the Whisky Rebellion could have been take verbatim from current news broadcasts. "

" I learned a lot about history not anything super great or interesting but it is always good to know how things in your country came to be the way they are. "

" Picked it up expecting (hoping for) a narrative tale of the whiskey rebellion; several dozen pages in I felt like I was reading a book on economics because the author spent so much time explaining how the country's financial system developed. I put it down. "

" An in-depth look at what is usually covered in a line or a paragraph in history texts. At times, it is as slow-going as it was for the militias to reach to western edge of Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, this is a very interesting account. "

" Accounting major. I found this book interesting mostly because of how the tax effected the environment. "

" I liked the story--some historical merit--I wonder how accurate. Still an enjoyable book. Fairly quick read. "

" An in-depth look at what is usually covered in a line or a paragraph in history texts. At times, it is as slow-going as it was for the militias to reach to western edge of Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, this is a very interesting account. "

" The schemes with which politicans play with people's money has not changed in 200 years. This book describes the taxation of whiskey without perceived represenation. Western Pennsylvania was on the brink of civil war in the first uprising after the birth of our country. "

" good book, also see "The Whiskey Rebellion: Frontier Epilogue to the American Revolution" by Thomas P. Slaughter "

" Tax whiskey to pay for the new country. The little guys have another idea. Washington avoids "civil war." His 60,000 acres increase in value. The Feds find another way to fund the new nation. "

" I listened to this the reader wasn't the best and I skipped a lot of the story but if you were a historical novel person you would love it. The history about money and the stock market was interesting -- no wonder we are where we are today. "

" I liked the story--some historical merit--I wonder how accurate. Still an enjoyable book. Fairly quick read. "

" I learned a lot about history not anything super great or interesting but it is always good to know how things in your country came to be the way they are. "