Note from the Editor
by Tamara Gaskell Miller
Note from the President: Accelerating the Future
by David Moltke-Hansen
Reluctant Imperialists? William Pitt, Pennsylvania, and the First Global War
by Matthew C. Ward
The Forts at the Forks
by Louis M. Waddell
The Braddock Expedition of 1755: Catastrophe in the Wilderness
by Frank A. Cassell
"Gloomy and Dark Days"
by Daniel K. Richter
Christian Frederick Post: Forest Diplomat
by Robert S. Grumet
Pennsylvanians at War: The Settlement Frontiers during the Seven Years' War
by David L. Preston
Daughters of Empire: Women and the Seven Years' War in Philadelphia
by Sarah E. Fatherly
William Trent's Fort Pitt Journals
by Kimberly Burton
Book Reviews
by Kimberly Burton
Fort Pitt Museum, by Kyle R. Weaver; edited by David Dixon
Breaking the Backcountry: The Seven Years' War in Virginia and Pennsylvania, 1754-1765, by Matthew C. Ward
George Washington Remembers: Reflections on the French and Indian War, by Fred Anderson
The Dominion of War: Empire and Liberty in North America, 1500-2000, by Fred Anderson and Andrew Cayton
LEGACIES for Kids: What's in a Name Activity—Unscramble the Word
by Joan Saverino
Teachers' Page
by Donna Sharer
LEGACIES for Kids: Book Reviews
by the Staff of Chris' Corner: Books for Kids & Teens
The Winter People, by Joseph Bruchac
Calico Bush, by Rachel Field
Struggle for a Continent: The French and Indian Wars, 1689-1763, by Betsy and Giulio Maestro
The French and Indian War, by Andrew Santella
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison, by Lois Lenski
The Matchlock Gun, by Walter D. Edmonds
Food for Thought: Reflections on the Study of War
by Holly A. Mayer
Foreground: (Top) Photo of a medal presented to Colonel John Armstrong and his troops in 1756 by the city of Philadelphia, following the raid on the Indian settlement at Kittanning. Society Photo Collection. (Bottom) 1757 silver (colored here) peace medal struck by Joseph Richardson Sr. in Philadelphia showing a Quaker and an Indian passing a peace pipe. Quakers in the Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians ordered this and other medals made and presented to the Indians in an effort to maintain good relations with the Indians during the French and Indian War. Courtesy of The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Collection, Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia.