The Whiskey Rebellion

Todd DePastino will join us at the library for this presentation. Participants can watch from home via Zoom or come to the library. Registration is required to receive the link or reserve your in-person seat. 

Todd DePastino tells the story of the Whiskey Rebellion, a massive armed uprising and secessionist movement in the American West, which then included Pittsburgh. Sparked by Alexander Hamilton’s excise tax on whiskey in 1791, the rebellion was the first major test of the newly constituted federal government and is much misunderstood today. Come hear about the Mingo Creek Association, the proposed independent republic of Westsylvania, “Tom the Tinker,” and General John Neville, whose mansion was burned to the ground in the “Battle of Bower Hill” in July 1794. 

Todd DePastino is founder and executive director of the Veterans Breakfast Club, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to sharing veterans’ stories with the public. He is the author of the award winning BILL MAULDIN: A LIFE UP FRONT (W.W. Norton) and six other books. He has a Ph.D. in American History from Yale University and lectures widely on American History topics. 

Todd DePastino will join us at the library for this presentation. Participants can watch from home via Zoom or come to the library. Registration is required to receive the link or reserve your in-person seat.