Major Washington's Pittsburgh and the Mission to Fort Le Boeuf

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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.