Timothy J. Todish………......……….……“The French and Indian War 1754-1763”

“America’s FIRST First World War:  The French and Indian War 1754-1763.”  What would truly become a world war was begun in the North American wilderness by none other than George Washington.  This program will give a brief overview of the American phase of this conflict and its long term effects on North American history.

About the Speaker:

  Timothy J. Todish; nationally recognized author, historian and consultant, is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who has had a nearly lifelong interest in Rogers’ Rangers and the French and Indian War.  He is a graduate of Michigan State University.

      While still in college, Todish became interested in black powder shooting and historical re-enacting, which still occupies much of his time.  He is the Adjutant of the French and Indian War reenactment group Jaeger’s Battalion, Rogers’ Rangers.

      Now retired from the Grand Rapids Police Department with over twenty-seven years of service, Todish works as an independent historical writer and consultant, specializing in the French and Indian War and Alamo periods.  He provided background information and worked as an extra in the 1992 movie “The Last of the Mohicans,” and also served as the Technical Advisor and appeared as an extra in the award winning History Channel documentary “FRONTIER: Legends of the Old Northwest.”  He has done consulting for such productions as the Learning Channel show “Archeology,” and the PBS series “Anyplace Wild.”  In addition to his French and Indian War titles, Todish is the coauthor of “Alamo Source Book 1836: A Complete Guide to the Alamo and the Texas Revolution.”  He has also written articles for a number of historical publications, and is on the Special Features Staff and a long time contributor to “Muzzleloader Magazine.”  In addition to his books,  he has written a number of historical articles for such magazines as “The Journal of the Forces of Montcalm & Wolfe,” “Living History,” “Smoke & Fire News” and “French & Indian War.”

About His Publications:

“America’s FIRST First World War: The French and Indian War 1754-1763,” is a vivid, fast moving and well-illustrated account of one of America’s most important conflicts. It concisely tells the story of the war in the wilderness and how the colonists of New France and New England, reinforced by regulars from their mother countries and with their respective Indian allies, fought North American style. First published in 1982, this treatment by Todish has become a standard among historical re-enactors and students and teachers of early American history.

This revised, third edition offers an updated text and numerous new illustrations. It also includes reproductions of several paintings by renowned artist/historian Gary Zaboly.

“The Journals of Major Robert Rogers,” contains not only the 1765 London edition of Rogers’ French and Indian War journals, but also added material from the much rarer 1769 Dublin edition.  As an added bonus, a Journal of the Siege of Detroit (1763) that is attributed to Rogers, is included.  It is believed that this is the first time this journal has been reprinted since 1860.

Todish annotates the Journals extensively, showing how the exploits of Rogers and his Rangers were seen through the eyes of their contemporaries, both British and French.  Artist/historian Gary Zaboly’s original artwork depicts a variety of scenes from Rogers’ career.  His detailed captions describe each incident.

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