Publisher's Synopsis
Ebenezer Denny was elected as the first mayor of the City of Pittsburgh in 1816. Even before this honor, his life had been full of amazing adventures. Fighting alongside George Washington and many of the heroes of the Revolutionary War, he was given the honor of planting the American flag, after the British surrender at Yorktown. He served as a crew member on a privateer ship. He survived a loss by the American Army three times greater than Custer's Last Stand. And, he was one of the first Americans to ever visit the shores of Lake Erie. Author James A. McQuiston presents the most-detailed book ever written on Denny, answering several riddles and correcting many facts previously written about this man. This fast-moving, easy-to-read book details the life of one of the truest of American heroes - Ebenezer Denny, First Mayor of Pittsburgh.
