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Major Washington's Pittsburgh and the mission to Fort Le Boeuf / Brady J. Crytzer.

Title
Major Washington's Pittsburgh and the mission to Fort Le Boeuf / Brady J. Crytzer.
Author
Crytzer, Brady.
Publication
Charleston, SC : History Press, 2011.

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Description
125 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
Summary
"During the winter of 1753 George Washington accepted the first, and potentially most dangerous, mission of his life ... The resulting tale ... set the stage for the French and Indian War and forever changed Washington's destiny ... Using firsthand accounts, including the journals of George Washington himself, historian Brady Crytzer reconstructs the complex world of eighteenth-century Pittsburgh"--Page 4 of cover.
Subject
  • United States > Causes. > French and Indian War, 1754-1763
  • Washington's Expedition to the Ohio, 1st, 1753-1754
  • Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Military leadership
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Prologue: Historical Identities -- Ambition: The Commission of an Officer -- Confidence: Diplomacy in Logstown -- Versatility: Setting Out -- Restraint: First Encounters with the French -- Resolve: Showdown at Fort Le Boeuf -- Frailty: Accepting Consequences -- Epilogue: Late March 1754 -- Bibliography -- Index.
ISBN
  • 9781609490461
  • 1609490460
LCCN
^^2011004526
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library