Old Fort Duquesne (novel)
- Old Fort Duquesne (novel)
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| Old Fort Duquesne, or, Captain Jack, the Scout |
| Author(s) |
Charles McKnight |
| Country |
 USA |
| Language |
English |
| Genre(s) |
Novel |
| Publisher |
Peoples Monthly Publishing Company |
| Publication date |
1873 |
| Media type |
Print (Hardback) |
| Pages |
501 |
| OCLC Number |
2209663 |
Old Fort Duquesne, or, Captain Jack, the Scout is an historical novel by the American writer Charles McKnight (1826 - 1881) set in 1750s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The novel tells the story of Captain Jack, a scout and Indian fighter, who is the protagonist of this retelling of the events of Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War.
External links
References
- McKnight, Charles (1873). Old Fort Duquesne, or, Captain Jack, the Scout. Pittsburgh: Peoples Monthly Publishing Company.
Categories:
- 1873 novels
- American novels
- 19th-century American novels
- Novels set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1750s in fiction
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