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WASHINGTON IN THE OHIO COUNTRY & BRADDOCK
Two Plays
by Rennick Steele
 George Washington, the father of our country, learned some hard lessons on the Western Pennsylvania frontier: the fact that he was an American, not an Englishman, mobility and surprise were the key to victory in the dense forests of North America, rigid tactics and fighting from files in the European manner were a recipe for disaster. Thus, General Edward Braddockâs British regulars met with utter defeat at the hands of the French and Indians near the banks of the Monongahela River near present day Pittsburgh.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rennick Steele is a veteran actor, director, and playwright of New York City, Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh. He has written thirteen full length plays, and one book of poems. In 1990 He founded, along with his wife Marushka, the Freeport Theatre Festival on the farm he grew up on in Western Pennsylvania. Mr. Steele is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. He has received a B.A. Degree in English Literature from Ohio State University, and an M. Ed. from UCLA. He also served as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Moreover, is a retired public school teacher from the Armstrong School District.
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