So I wrote this about a month ago:

Looking forward to reading what I'm guessing is going to be another great historical fiction - this time set in the early founding days of the Good ol' USA.

And I was correct - it was both another great historical fiction from David Liss AND set in the early days of the US! A page-turning great historical fiction novel.

Without giving much away the story focuses on early America where going "west" meant Pittsburg. Hamilton is in charge of our countries finances and to fund the Bank of the US imposes a tax on whiskey distillers...basically taxing the poor in the "west"(which they don't like too much especially since the tax enforcers is none too popular) Some bad things happen...revenge is plotted but to what extent and how...we have an tainted hero (a spy during the war)...falsely accusted as a traitor in the Revolutionary War and is now a down on his luck drunk (great character, great dialogue) but under it all is really a great guy, the kind you wouldn't mind calling a friend...combine that with a interesting cast of characters that wants to either sort everything out or bring down a country - mix in intrigue, crossing and double crossings, finance, espionage, a suberbly well researched account and feel of what it was like to live in that time and you have The Whiskey Rebels. I'm really not doing this justice right now...Just do yourself a favor and pick this book up...

Also I loved the line in the end of the book on the notes section on Aaron Burr being the 1st VP to be involved in a shooting scandel...