The whiskey rebels david liss books

David liss s bestselling historical thrillers, including a conspiracy of paper and the coffee trader, have been called remarkable and rousing. Nov 09, 2019 the whiskey rebels is a superb rendering of a perilous age and a nation nearly torn apartand david lisss most powerful novel yet. David liss books list of books by author david liss. Prior to the start of his writing career, author liss was involved in the study of the british. Buy the whiskey rebels by david liss online at alibris. Novels that include events of the whiskey rebellion. David liss is the author of the day of atonement, the twelfth enchantment, the devils company, the whiskey rebels, the ethical assassin, a spectacle of corruption, the coffee trader, and a conspiracy of paper, winner of the edgar award for more about david liss. It is a story peopled with fictional and real characters, and fictional and real events, vividly combined into an exciting and riveting tale. He lives in san antonio with his wife and children. Review by kate kasserman hey, this book wasnt about the whiskey rebellion.

David liss born march 16, 1966 is an american writer of novels, essays and short fiction. The whiskey rebels, by david liss the new york times. My other books have been set in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, and this one was set in. The whiskey rebels is a superb rendering of a perilous age and a nation nearly torn apartand david lisss most powerful novel yet. The whiskey rebels is an historical novel by american writer david liss, inspired by events in. Buy the whiskey rebels unabridged by liss, david, lane, christopher isbn. Books by david liss authors like david liss what should i. Nov 22, 2015 the whiskey rebels by david liss in epub, fb2, txt download ebook. Liss received his ba degree from syracuse university, an ma from georgia state university and his m. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Ethan saunders, once among general washingtons most valued spies, is living in disgrace after an accusation of treason cost him his reputation. The most recent book that liss has written is known as the whiskey rebels.

Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the whiskey rebels. David liss is the author of the day of atonement, the twelfth enchantment, the devils company, the whiskey rebels, the ethical assassin, a spectacle of corruption, the coffee trader, and a conspiracy of paper, winner of the edgar award for. Buy a cheap copy of the whiskey rebels book by david liss. The stories are wellresearched historical mysteries with a. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Its set in a period i know little aboutpostrevolutionary war america. In his fifth novel, the whiskey rebels, david liss delves once again into the financial intrigues of an earlier century and the effects they had on his cast of characters, both fictional and real, in post revolutionary war america. In david lisss historical thriller, frontiersmen try to save the nation from alexander hamilton. He is particularly famous for writing the benjamin weaver mystery series.

Now liss delivers his best novel yet in an entirely new settingamerica in the years after the revolution, an unstable nation where desperate schemers. It bored me senseless because they never taught the really interesting stuff in school. This book is set in new york and philadelphia during the 1790s. In his fifth novel, the whiskey rebels, david liss delves once again into the financial intrigues of an earlier century and the effects they had on his cast of. The actual whiskey rebellion occurred two years after. The debacle cost him his reputation and his beloved fiancee. Sign me up to get more news about historical fiction books. Teach me not to read the back cover again before i jump in feetfirst. Author liss his 3rd book as a sequel to the first one, which was also included in the bestseller list of a number of literary magazines all over the nation. Nov 02, 2008 the whiskey rebels by david liss the whiskey rebels by davis liss.

His recent books are of snakes and sex and playing in the rain and sandhill county lines. The whiskey rebels is a superb rendering of a perilous age and a nation nearly torn apart and david lisss most powerful novel yet. The whiskey rebels has 9 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Jun 16, 2009 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. The whiskey rebels by david liss, originally published in 2008, is the story of saunders, maycott, and the early days of the national bank, when there actually was a plot to take over the bank. Click to read more about the whiskey rebels by david liss. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I have been a fan of david liss historical novels since they first appeared. According to liss from the historical note following the novel, this novel, in many respects, details the events that led up to the whiskey rebellion of 1794.

The whiskey rebels is an historical novel by american writer david liss, inspired by events in the early history of the united states. In david liss s historical thriller, frontiersmen try to save the nation from alexander hamilton. Ken follett stieg larsson bernard cornwell john irving jasper fforde charles dickens larry mc murtry john kennedy toole, walker percy colleen mc cullough iain pears books by this author. He was born in new jersey and grew up in south florida.

Readers of the authors earlier thrillers starring benjamin weaver a spectacle of corruption, 2004, etc. David lisss bestselling historical thrillers, including a cons. Liss brings his extraordinary brand of historical suspense to an american setting for the first time, with a riveting tale sure to appeal to loyal fans and thrill new. Oct 22, 2008 in his fourth novel, the whiskey rebels, liss moves from the european setting of his previous historical novels to explore a frontier america where determined patriots plot to bring about the collapse of the new bank of the united states, the brainchild of treasury secretary alexander hamilton. The whiskey rebels by david liss houston chronicle. The whiskey rebels by david liss penguin random house canada.

Author liss also likes to write comic books and is quite both the forms of literature. Order of david liss books david liss is an american author, who writes historical mysteries and suspense novels. Feb 08, 2009 despite its title, david lisss latest historical thriller uses the frontier revolt only as a springboard to its real story, the emergence of hamiltonian finance capitalism back east. David liss s bestselling historical thrillers, including a cons. Feb 08, 2009 owen took my mug, poured in some whiskey from an unstoppered bottle and hot water from a pitcher near the stove. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the whiskey rebels.

This is the 3rd book ive read by david liss and i have one more in queue, so obviously i like his writing. Liss the whiskey rebels, though a good read, falls short of the quality of his first three efforts. Sep 30, 2008 the whiskey rebels is a superb rendering of a perilous age and a nation nearly torn apart and david liss s most powerful novel yet. 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 gave up studying 18th century british literature in order to take up a career as a fulltime author. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. David lisss bestselling historical thrillers, including a conspiracy of paper and the coffee trader, have been called remarkable and rousing. The whiskey rebels book by david liss half price books. The conspiracy of paper, the coffee trader, and the devils company all possessed a historical flair that drew in the reader in a rather plausible plot line. Again, to be honest, my knowledge of american history in general doesnt go much beyond what i learned in grammar school.

Ethan saunders, a spy for general washington during the war, has been forced to resign when framed for sedition. That said, the whiskey rebels by david liss is the best mystery ive read in a long, long time. The whiskey rebels home page of novelist david liss. See all books authored by david liss, including the whiskey rebels, and the coffee trader, and more on.