George Washington and the Half-King Chief Tanacharison An Alliance That Began the French and Indian War |
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Author:
| Misencik, Paul R. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7864-7950-4 |
Publication Date: | May 2014 |
Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $49.00 |
Book Description:
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Provides is a detailed account of the singular events in western Pennsylvania that precipitated the French and Indian War. In particular, it describes the interpersonal relationship between twenty-two year old, inexperienced, but self-assured George Washington and the fifty-four year old wily Iroquois half-king, Chief Tanacharison, and how their interaction resulted in, as Horace Walpole quipped, Washington firing ""a volley in the backwoods of America that set the world on fire.
Provides is a detailed account of the singular events in western Pennsylvania that precipitated the French and Indian War. In particular, it describes the interpersonal relationship between twenty-two year old, inexperienced, but self-assured George Washington and the fifty-four year old wily Iroquois half-king, Chief Tanacharison, and how their interaction resulted in, as Horace Walpole quipped, Washington firing ""a volley in the backwoods of America that set the world on fire.