During the winter of 1753; George Washington accepted the first; and potentially most dangerous; mission of his life; he was twenty-one. The resulting tale is one of international intrigue and heartbreaking disappointment that set the stage for the French and Indian War and forever changed Washington's destiny. The untried major faced a daunting task and was twice nearly killed; first by a treacherous guide and later as he tried to cross the icy Allegheny River. Using firsthand accounts; including the journals of George Washington himself; historian Brady Crytzer reconstructs the complex world of eighteenth-century Pittsburgh; the native peoples who inhabited it and the empires desperate to control it. Through trial and triumph; a man was defined; and a legend was born.
#4226078 in Books 2011-11-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x 1.70 x 5.70l; 1.55 #File Name: 1606351028516 pages
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