Black Forest
Year of Publication |
1937
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Publication Type |
Novel
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Number of Pages or Episodes |
360 p.
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Language |
English
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Contributors |
Author:
Meade Minnigerode |
Publisher |
Farrar & Rinehart
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City |
New York
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Abstract |
Dramatizes life west of the Allegheny Mountains from in the late 18th Century. Scenes include the Braddock and Forbes expeditions, the founding of Pittsburgh in 1758, the siege of Pittsburgh during Pontiac’s Rebellion, and Tory agitation in Pittsburgh during the American Revolution. Historical characters like George Croghan and Andrew Montour play minor roles.
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Notes |
Settings are referred to by their historical names as follows: Mt. Washington is Coal Hill; Harmony Twp. is Logstown.
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Author Biography |
Meade Minnigerode (1887-1967), an American born in London, graduated from Yale in 1910 and published dozens of books.
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Time |
1754-88
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