Old Tom Fossit: A True Narrative Concerning a Thrilling Epoch of Early Colonial Days
| Year of Publication |
1926
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
269 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Publisher |
J. R. Weldin Company
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| City |
Pittsburgh
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| Abstract |
A novelized biography French and Indian War veteran Tom Fossit, who long claimed to have personally murdered General Braddock during the Battle of the Monongahela on July 9, 1755.
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| Notes |
Settings are referred to by their historical names as follows: Lawrenceville is Shannopin’s Town; Harmony Twp. is Logstown; Redstone Old Ft. is Ft. Burd.
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| Author Biography |
John S. Ritenour (1850-1925) was a prominent Pittsburgh journalist, editor, and a founder of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. He is buried in Uniontown, Fayette County.
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| Time |
1753-8
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