Washington and His Men: A New Series of Legends of the Revolution

Year of Publication
1850
Publication Type
Short Stories
Number of Pages or Episodes
188 p.
Language
English
Contributors Author: George Lippard
Publisher
Stringer and Townsend
City
New York
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Abstract
The melodramatic romance depicts Washington approaching Ft. Duquesne with the Braddock Expedition and rescuing Marion—a fair maiden who lives in the forest near the Monongahela River—from the unwanted advances of Michael “Red Wolf” Burke. Washington and Marion fall in love, but then he must rejoin his Virginia regiment. When after the battle Washington returns to fetch her, he finds Marion dead and scalped.
Author Biography
George Lippard (1822-54) was a Philadelphia attorney, social reformer, writer, and a friend of Edgar Allan Poe. He published historical fiction as well as Gothic novels.
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1750s
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