Here is an investigation of one of the more obscure chapters of our history which not only dissipates all obscurity but at the same time tells a lively story É comprehensive, scholarly and spirited. It is informed with an understanding of the social psychology of the people and the region described, illuminated by a broad presentation of the whole historical background and presented with vigor and not without humor.-- "New York Herald Tribune"
Mr. Baldwin has recounted the incidents of th [whiskey] rebellion with spirit and color and has painted an especially good portrait of that extrordinary figure Hugh Henry Brackenridge.-- "Saturday Review"