Born in Homestead, PA Fred
became exposed to important local historical events at an early age.
Sitting on a rock ledge overlooking the Monongshela, he listened intently
as his favorite uncle described in vivid detail the famous battle that
took place there many years before. Braddock's Defeat. Fred majored in
history at Slippery Rock college and served for a number of years as a
seasonal park ranger at Fort Necessity giving battle tours.His artwork
reflects a deep passion for the history and love of the frontier people.We
are pleased to be able to offer our customers the work of truly a great
historian/artist.
Fred's presentations illustrate the enormous impact of the fur trade - how
two very different cultures became so dependent on each other. Europeans
introduced the Natives of North America to new technologies like steel,
cloth and artillery. Goods that eased their struggles in some ways and
increased them in others. Fred's illustrations and maps are not only
historically accurate, but beautiful also. |
