<p><strong style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">A shell-shocked soldier returns home, questioning the very meaning of American freedom.</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">While panning for gold, Iraq-war veteran Punxie Tawney&nbsp;meets Hamilton Chance, a barefoot, manic, obsessive drummer with a burning desire-to distill tax-free whiskey just like his forefathers during the American Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. The two&nbsp;join forces, set up shop in the rugged high desert of Washington's Columbia Basin, and begin producing </span><em style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Westcoulatum Good Goddamned 1794 Freedom Whiskey.</em><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">&nbsp;But soon their alcohol-fueled idyll is disrupted by Cherry, a.k.a. the Aphrodite of Wenatchee, and her best friend Loyalhanna, a woman so traumatized by her past that she refuses to speak to men. Plus there's the indigenous hustler, Sam the Man, and before long, out where "the rattlesnakes lie out in sage leaf bikinis," the cast of quirky characters discovers that freedom is not a one-size-fits-all concept.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Drawing inspiration from the annals of U.S. history, Jeffrey Dunn's literary novel&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Whiskey Rebel</em><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">&nbsp;paints a riveting portrait of characters left behind by the American dream, engaging readers in a thought-provoking tale about identity, freedom, and the ongoing pursuit of happiness.</span></p><p></p>