Old Fort Duquesne (novel)
Old Fort Duquesne, or, Captain Jack, the Scout is an historical novel by the American writer Charles McKnight (1826 - 1881) set in 1750s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The novel tells the story of Captain Jack, a scout and Indian fighter, who is the protagonist of this retelling of the events of Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War.
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