Drums in the Forest: Decision at the Forks, Defense of the Wilderness

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"(Professor James's) treatment is encyclopedic; few events in American colonial history are omitted...He analyzes in detail the great William Pitt's 'system' for the defeat of the French, but always with the intent of showing the effect of these global plans on the Pittsburg area...Mr. Stotz describes the area's forts, using words and drawings with equal facility...His work illuminates the whole history of military fortifications in the eighteenth century." - Mississippi Valley Historical Review

"A fascinating portrayal of an historic period in the prenatal growth of our Republic; of the tragic drama of the passing of the Indian's way of life; of the formative phase of Washington's preparation for his future role as Commander-in-Chief; and of the brutality, privation, hardship, peril and naked realism of frontier life in Western Pennsylvania in the mid-18th century." - Matthew B. Ridgeway, General, U.S. Army (ret.)

"If definitive volumes are ever written on the fortification of the American frontier, this work will provide a model chapter." - Charles E. Peterson, A.I.A., Commander (Civil Engineer Corps) USNR (ret.), Supervising Architect, Historic Structures, U.S. National Park Service

Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press; 1st edition (May 5, 2005)
Language : English
Paperback : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 082295883X
ISBN-13 : 978-0822958833
Item Weight : 15.2 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches