The Freighter: A Tale of the Pittsburgh Frontier

TitleThe Freighter: A Tale of the Pittsburgh Frontier
Year of Publication1915
Publication TypeNovel
Number of Pages or Episodes518 p.
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsRussell, Andrew Lyle
PublisherThe Roxburgh Publishing
CityBoston
Keywords"Pittsburgh Gazette"; John Neville (1731-1803); pioneers; Whiskey Rebellion
Abstract

Marmaduke Vinson, who ferries freight, principally whiskey, back and forth between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia with a team of pack horses, finds himself entangled In the Whiskey Rebellion.
Notes

Monongahela is referred to as Parkinson’s Ferry, as it was then known.
Author Biography

Andrew Lyle Russell (1869-1941) was a physician.
Time

1792-4

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