Major Washington's Pittsburgh and the mission to Fort Le Boeuf
By: Brady J. Crytzer
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9781609490461
Subjects: Military leadership; Causes; History
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]) and index.