With vivid detail, historian Brady Crytzer traces the full history of Fort Pitt, from empire outpost to a bastion on the frontlines of a new Republic. A keystone to British domination in the territory during the French and Indian War and Pontiac's Rebellion, it was the most technologically advanced fortification in the Western Hemisphere. Early patriots later seized the fort, and it became a rallying point for the fledgling Revolution. Guarding the young settlement of Pittsburgh, Fort Pitt was the last point of civilization at the edge of the new American West.
With vivid detail, historian Brady Crytzer traces the full history of Fort Pitt, from empire outpost to a bastion on the frontlines of a new Republic. A keystone to British domination in the territory during the French and Indian War and Pontiac's Rebellion, it was the most technologically advanced fortification in the Western Hemisphere. Early patriots later seized the fort, and it became a rallying point for the fledgling Revolution. Guarding the young settlement of Pittsburgh, Fort Pitt was the last point of civilization at the edge of the new American West.
Fort Pitt: A Frontier History
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Fort Pitt: A Frontier History
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781609494117 |
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| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing SC |
| Publication date: | 03/11/2012 |
| Series: | Landmarks |
| Pages: | 192 |
| Sales rank: | 197,499 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d) |