The Latimers: A Tale Of The Western Insurrection Of 1794 is a historical fiction novel written by Henry Christopher McCook. The book tells the story of the Latimer family, who live in western Pennsylvania in 1794 during the Whiskey Rebellion. The Latimers are a family of farmers who are caught up in the rebellion against the federal government's unpopular tax on whiskey. The novel follows the family as they navigate the dangerous political climate, trying to protect their land and their way of life. Along the way, they encounter a cast of characters, including other farmers, government officials, and rebels. The book provides a vivid portrayal of life in rural America during the late 18th century, and offers a unique perspective on an important moment in American history. Overall, The Latimers is a compelling and insightful novel that combines historical accuracy with engaging storytelling.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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