Life of George Washington, Količina 1G. P. Putnam, 1860 - 821 strani Written in the unmistakable prose of Washington Irving, author of?The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and?Rip Van Winkle, Life of Washington is a detailed biography of the first President of the United States.?Captivated by the man whose name he was given, Irving spent most of the later years of his life researching the Revolutionary War hero and statesman. The in-depth biography includes individual chapters on each battle where General Washington was involved as well as lengthy passages about Mount Vernon, Washington's home. Completed just five months before Irving's death, the volume became a great addition to his canon and an accurate tribute to George Washington. |
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... Governor Tryon - Arrival at New York - Military Instructions to Schuyler - Arrival at the Camp , 157 VOL . II . CHAPTER I. Washington takes Command of the Armies -Sketch of General Lee - Characters of the British Commanders , Howe ...
... Governor Tryon - Arrival at New York - Military Instructions to Schuyler - Arrival at the Camp , 157 VOL . II . CHAPTER I. Washington takes Command of the Armies -Sketch of General Lee - Characters of the British Commanders , Howe ...
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... Governor Clinton - The Spy and the Silver Bullet -- Eso- pus burnt - Ravaging Progress of the Enemy up the Hudson , • 404 CHAP . XXII . Scarcity in the British Camp - Gates bides his Time - Foraging Movement of Burgoyne - Battle of the ...
... Governor Clinton - The Spy and the Silver Bullet -- Eso- pus burnt - Ravaging Progress of the Enemy up the Hudson , • 404 CHAP . XXII . Scarcity in the British Camp - Gates bides his Time - Foraging Movement of Burgoyne - Battle of the ...
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... Governor of Pennsylvania , telling him the object of his errand to those parts , and his surprise at meeting with ... governor that their friendship for the English " would last while the sun and moon ran round the world . " This message ...
... Governor of Pennsylvania , telling him the object of his errand to those parts , and his surprise at meeting with ... governor that their friendship for the English " would last while the sun and moon ran round the world . " This message ...
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... Governor of Virginia , to visit that province , where a large present of goods awaited them , sent by their father the great king , over the water to his Ohio children . The invitation was rich and level , watered with streams and ...
... Governor of Virginia , to visit that province , where a large present of goods awaited them , sent by their father the great king , over the water to his Ohio children . The invitation was rich and level , watered with streams and ...
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... Governor of Pennsylvania : " The Marquis de la Jonquiere , Governor of New France , having ordered me to watch that the English make no treaty in the Ohio country , I have signified to the traders of your government to retire . You are ...
... Governor of Pennsylvania : " The Marquis de la Jonquiere , Governor of New France , having ordered me to watch that the English make no treaty in the Ohio country , I have signified to the traders of your government to retire . You are ...
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