Battle of Kittanning
| Year of Publication |
2006
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| Publication Type |
Playscript
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| Language |
English
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| Contributors |
Author:
Rennick Steele |
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| Abstract |
A historical drama about the September 8, 1756 raid led by Lt. Col. John Armstrong that destroyed the Lenape Indian village of Kittanning.
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| Notes |
The play opened at Kittanning High School in 2006 in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the conflict.
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| Author Biography |
Playwright John Rennick Steele (1948- ) graduated from Ohio State University and UCLA. He claims ancestry with Cherokee leader Nancy War and James Steel, a Revolutionary soldier and county ranger of Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County. In 1989, he and his wife Marushka established the Freeport Theatre Festival in Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland County.
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| Time |
1756
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| Published |
unpublished
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