Drums in the Forest

Decision at the Forks
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-8229-5883-3
Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 459 g

Originally published to commemorate the bicentennial of Pittsburgh's founding, Drums in the Forest is now reissued to mark the 250th anniversary of the French and Indian War. It comprises two parts: the first, by Alfred Proctor James, provides the historical background leading up to the capture of Fort Duquesne by the British; the second, by Charles Morse Stotz, is a description of the five forts built at the forks of the Ohio between 1754 and 1815.

Autoren/Hrsg.

James, Alfred Proctor

Stotz, Charles Morse

Über Autor(innen)

Alfred Proctor James was professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh. Charles Morse Stotz, a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, was author of numerous volumes on the history and architecture of western Pennsylvania.