DISASTER ON THE SANDUSKY, The Life of Colonel William Crawford by Robert N. Thompson. Softbound, 297 pages. William Crawford: farmer, surveyor, and soldier on America’s colonial frontier. His close, 30 year friendship with George Washington included fighting alongside him in both the French & Indian and Revolutionary Wars, and serving as his personal surveyor and agent for thousands of acres that the future president owned in the Ohio valley, This relationship, with combined with his extensive military experience, would eventually place Crawford in command of an ill-fated expedition designed to seek out and destroy the Native American stronghold along the Sandusky river. Assigned to lead this mission in order to prevent the potential repeat of a horrific massacre, Crawford would find himself on trial for that same massacre with his life in the balance. What transpired was one of the most horrific events in American history.            No.     703618