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Set against the backdrop of winter 1753, the narrative chronicles George Washington's perilous first mission at the age of twenty-one, which foreshadowed the French and Indian War. Facing treachery and life-threatening challenges, Washington navigates the icy Monongahela River while contending with the complexities of 18th-century Pittsburgh and its native inhabitants. Historian Brady Crytzer draws from firsthand accounts, including Washington's journals, to reveal how this formative experience shaped both a man and a legend.
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Major Washington's Pittsburgh and the Mission to Fort Le Boeuf, Brady J. Crytzer
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- Released
- 2011
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- Title
- Major Washington's Pittsburgh and the Mission to Fort Le Boeuf
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Brady J. Crytzer
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing (SC)
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 128
- ISBN13
- 9781609490461
- Category
- History, World history, Geography / Topography
- Description
- Set against the backdrop of winter 1753, the narrative chronicles George Washington's perilous first mission at the age of twenty-one, which foreshadowed the French and Indian War. Facing treachery and life-threatening challenges, Washington navigates the icy Monongahela River while contending with the complexities of 18th-century Pittsburgh and its native inhabitants. Historian Brady Crytzer draws from firsthand accounts, including Washington's journals, to reveal how this formative experience shaped both a man and a legend.