From the author of Pittsburgh's Last Outpost: Captain Trent's Fort, comes a new definitive look through the eyes of a misunderstood backcountry merchant who not only overcame obstacles and suffered loss, but whose strong will and rebellious interactions with the future founding fathers Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, ambitiously helped shape the future United States of America.

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A native of Butler, Pennsylvania and 2002 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Jason Cherry has reenacted the French and Indian War for over 30 years portraying the group of volunteers hired under William Trent Jr. in 1754. a unit known as Captain William Trent's Company. Currently, he is the "research consultant" for the 1719 William Trent House in Trenton, NJ and works as an Assistant Group Supervisor for Stepping Stones Children's Center in Gibsonia, PA. His latest book, William Trent: Factor of Ambition explores for the first time, the definitive life of William Trent and his forgotten place in eighteenth century history.