War in the Golden Weather

TitleWar in the Golden Weather
Year of Publication1965
Publication TypeNovel
Number of Pages or Episodes470 p.
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsLongstreet, Stephen
PublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.
CityGarden City, NY
KeywordsBattle of Ft. Necessity; Battle of the Monongahela; Daniel Boone (1734-1820); Edward Braddock (1695-1755); French and Indian War; George Washington (1732-99); Native Americans; Ohio Company; Scottish Americans; Tanacharison (Half-King) (c. 1700-64); Thomas Dunbar (unknown-1767)
Abstract

Will Cortlandt—an itinerant painter and horse thief who is saved by George Washington from hanging—joins, to repay his debt, the Braddock Expedition and its fight at the Battle of the Monongahela.

Author Biography

Born Chauncey (later Henri) Weiner (1907-2002) and known as Stephen Longstreet after 1939. He was a novelist, screenwriter, and playwright best known for his Broadway musical High Button Shoes (1947).

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