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Old Fort Duquesne

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Old Fort Duquesne, or, Captain Jack, the Scout
Title page for Old Fort Duquesne, or, Captain Jack, the Scout (1873)
AuthorCharles McKnight
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherPeoples Monthly Publishing Company
Publication date
1873
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages501
OCLC2209663

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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  • Old Fort Duquesne, or, Captain Jack, the Scout (1873) at the University of Pittsburgh
  • McKnight, Charles (1873). Old Fort Duquesne, or, Captain Jack, the Scout. Pittsburgh: Peoples Monthly Publishing Company.