{"product_id":"frontier-forts-under-fire-9781476670935","title":"Frontier Forts Under Fire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Fort William Henry and Fort Phil Kearny were both military outposts of the North American frontier. Both lasted but briefly--about two years from construction until their walls went up in flames. And both saw what were termed massacres by Indians outside their walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book reexamines the traumatic events at both forts. The Fort William Henry Massacre was condemned by both the British and the French as barbaric. Yet these European powers proved capable of similar crimes. The Fort Phil Kearny defeat, traditionally attributed to Captain William Fetterman''s having disobeyed orders, has been scrutinized in recent years. Did the women present at that time write a distorted version of events?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   It would appear that his second-in-command, the rash Lieutenant George Grummond, led the charge over Lodge Trail Ridge. Or did he?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040426885463,"sku":"9781476670935","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476670935.jpg?v=1750946712","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/frontier-forts-under-fire-9781476670935","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}