The Latimers
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The Latimers : A Tale of the Western Insurrection of 1794 is an historical novel by the American writer and Presbyterian clergyman Henry Christopher McCook
(1837–1911) set in 1790s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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The novel tells the story of Scotch-Irish American pioneers during the Whiskey Rebellion
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Henry Christopher McCook
Henry Christopher McCook was an American Presbyterian clergyman, naturalist, and prolific author on religion, history, and nature. He was a member of the celebrated Fighting McCooks, a family of Ohio military officers and volunteers during the American Civil War.-Biography:McCook was born in New...
(1837–1911) set in 1790s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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The novel tells the story of Scotch-Irish American pioneers during the Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion, or Whiskey Insurrection, was a tax protest in the United States in the 1790s, during the presidency of George Washington. Farmers who sold their corn in the form of whiskey had to pay a new tax which they strongly resented...
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External links
- The Latimers : A Tale of the Western Insurrection of 1794 (1898) (Historic Pittsburgh e-text)
See also
Other novels that employ events of the Whiskey Rebellion:- The Whiskey RebelsThe Whiskey RebelsThe Whiskey Rebels is an historical novel by American writer David Liss, inspired by events in the early history of the United States. According to Liss , "This novel, in many respects, details the events that led up to the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794".-Synopsis:Despite the title, the novel's action...
(2008) - Wilderness BoyWilderness BoyWilderness Boy is an historical, young-adult novel by the American writer Margery Evernden.It is set in 1794 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, just south of Pittsburgh, it tells the story of sixteen-year-old Jonathon Garrett, who while on an errand for his frontier doctor uncle, is accosted by...
(1955) - The Delectable CountryThe Delectable CountryThe Delectable Country is an historical novel by the American writer Leland Baldwin set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The Whiskey Rebellion is brewing in the 1790s as protagonist David Braddee, aged nineteen, pilots his foster father's keelboat to a difficult landing at the frontier town of...
(1939)