Waterways Of War.(Waterways Of War: Struggle for Empire, 1754-1763)(Brief article)(Book review)

Waterways Of War

Steve Benson & Ron Toelke

Seaway Trail Inc.

PO Box 660, Sackets Harbor, NY 13685

9780943689098, $9.95, www.seawaytrail.com

The French and Indian War fought out between France and England with Native American allies on both sides, began in 1754 over a dispute concerning the construction of a fort at the confluence of three rivers (the Allegheny, the Monogahela, and the Ohio) in western Pennsylvania. The six year war ended in 1763 at Montreal on the St. Lawrence River in victory for the British. Most of the fighting during those six long bloody years took place in and around the colony of New York. It was the aftermath of this conflict that set the stage for the American Revolution little more than a decade later. Superbly co-authored by the team of Steve Benson and Ron Toelke, "Waterways Of War: Struggle For Empire 1754-1763" is a profusely illustrated history and travel guide to the Frenchy and Indian War forts and battlefields in New York and Pennsylvania. Informed and informative, "Waterways Of War" is enhanced for the reader with period maps, artwork, photographic illustrations, a time line, and a resource list, making it an ideal guide for sight-seeing visitors as well as a unique and highly recommended addition to school and community library American History collections.

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