# French and Indian War book?

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**Created:** [November 14, 2002, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-and-indian-war-book/136741 "2002-11-14T16:38:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-and-indian-war-book/136741/1 "2002-11-14T16:38:45Z")

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Can anybody recommend a good book on the French and Indian War? Preferrably one that focuses on Western Pennsylvania, but a general overview would be good also.

I’ve searched a few library databases and get a lot of books but no guidance on what is good and what’s not.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Pythagras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/45deac/32.png) [@Pythagras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pythagras)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-and-indian-war-book/136741/2 "2002-11-14T16:41:48Z")

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Alternatively you can search for journal articles on the F&I war. If your school has access to jstor ( [www.jstor.com](http://www.jstor.com) ) you might be able to find stuff there.

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**Author:** ![Zelski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c67d28/32.png) [@Zelski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zelski)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-and-indian-war-book/136741/3 "2002-11-14T20:21:45Z")

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Hopefully, if this works, this will be my first post. LateComer, here is a URL to the Braddock Road Preservation Association, and there is a Films/Books link on the main page:

[http://www.gospelcom.net/jumonville/brpa/index.html](http://www.gospelcom.net/jumonville/brpa/index.html)

Not much but it can get you started.

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**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-and-indian-war-book/136741/4 "2002-11-14T23:56:49Z")

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I very strongly recommend Crucible of War:\* The Seven Years War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766\* by Fred Anderson ( 2001, First Vintage Books ). Not just a straight narrative of events ( though the war is well-covered, including some narrative on Pennsylvania in the war ), it is also an excellent analysis of just how pivotal this event was for, among other things, the later American Revolution.

- Tamerlane