With George Washington in the wilderness : the frontier life of Christopher Gist /
"Christopher Gist is a great American hero who has often gone unnoticed. Recognized for giving colonists the first detailed description of the Ohio Country, Gist was a close friend of George Washington, whom he met through their affiliation with the Ohio Company. In 1753, Gist accompanied the y...
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2022]
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Table of Contents:
- The Origin of a Frontiersman
- Christopher Gist and the Ohio Company of Virginia
- Gist's First Trek for the Ohio Company, 1750-1751
- Toward the Falls of the Ohio
- Prelude to Another Journey for the Ohio Company
- Gist's Second Trek for the Ohio Company
- The Logstown Conference
- Gist's Move to Western Pennsylvania
- The French Invasion of Western Pennsylvania
- Mission to Evict the French
- The Perilous Return
- Fleur-de-Lis at the Forks
- The World on Fire
- Surrender on the Fourth of July
- Fort Cumberland at Will's Creek
- March to the Monongahela
- Death in the Forest
- Captain of Scouts and Indian Agent
- The Forbes Campaign against Fort Duquesne
- The Last Trail.