TY - SER KW - Native Americans KW - Quakers KW - French and Indian War KW - Ohio Company KW - George Washington (1732-99) KW - Edward Braddock (1695-1755) KW - pioneers KW - Conestoga wagons KW - traders KW - Henry Bouquet (1719-65) KW - Battle of Bushy Run KW - Black Boys Rebellion KW - indentured servants KW - Siege of Ft. Pitt KW - Simeon Ecuyer KW - Pontiac (c. 1714/20-69) KW - Black Americans AU - Neil H. [Harmon] Swanson AB - Protagonist Abby Hale, an English convict condemned to death by a London court, earns clemency if she serves as an indentured servant. Two men bid for her: Captain Christopher Holden wins but releases her in America, where the loser, Martin Garth, kidnaps her and sets out for the western frontier. After many obstacles, Captain Holden rescues Abby at Ft. Pitt, but Pontiac’s Rebellion erupts and further complicates their romance. C1 - 1763 C3 - Allegheny Mountains; Allegheny River; Monongahela River; Ohio River; Youghiogheny River; Kiskiminetas River; Turtle Creek (tributary); Allegheny County; Pittsburgh; Downtown; Ft. Pitt; Ft. Duquesne; Grant’s Hill; Armstrong County; Kittanning; Bedford Coun C4 - Historical; Adventure; Romance; Captivity; War; Western CY - Garden City, NY LA - English M3 - Novel N2 - Protagonist Abby Hale, an English convict condemned to death by a London court, earns clemency if she serves as an indentured servant. Two men bid for her: Captain Christopher Holden wins but releases her in America, where the loser, Martin Garth, kidnaps her and sets out for the western frontier. After many obstacles, Captain Holden rescues Abby at Ft. Pitt, but Pontiac’s Rebellion erupts and further complicates their romance. PB - Doubleday PP - Garden City, NY PY - 1947 RN - Neil Swanson (1896-1983), born in Minnesota, served as company commander in the U.S. Infantry in World War I. He then became a newspaper city editor in Minneapolis. From 1941 to 1954 he was the Baltimore Sun Executive Editor. Three of his novels became bestsellers and two were adapted into Hollywood films. He died in Baltimore. EP - 440 p. TI - Unconquered: A Novel of the Pontiac Conspiracy ER -