Guns at the Forks (Pitt paperback ; 152)
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Book Description
Guns at the Forks is a special reissue commemorating the 250th anniversary of the French and Indian War. In a spirited, intelligent, and informative history, O'Meara tells the story of five successive forts, particularly Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt, and the dramatic part they played in the war between 1750 and 1760. He describes Washington's capitulation at Fort Necessity, Braddock's defeat at the Monongahela, and Forbes's successful campaign to retake Fort Duquesne. Although most of the action in the book takes place at the strategically important forks of the Ohio, where present-day Pittsburgh stands, O'Meara's narrative relates the two forts to the larger story of the French and Indian War and elucidates their roles in sparking a global conflict that altered the course of world events and decided the fate of empires.
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Recounts the events of the French and Indian War in the western Pennsylvania region and the roles played by Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt.
Guns at the Forks (Pitt paperback ; 152)
Guns at the Forks (Pitt paperback ; 152),Walter O'Meara,University of Pittsburgh Press,0822953099,Fort Duquesne (Pa.),Fort Pitt (Pa.),French and Indian War, 1755-17,French and Indian War, 1755-1763,History,History - General History,History - U.S.,History: American,Pittsburgh (Pa.),United States - Colonial Period
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