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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... brought on a nervous indisposition , which unfitted him for a time for the irksome but indispensable task of revision . In this he has been kindly assisted by his nephew , Pierre Munro Irving , who had previously aided him in the course ...
... brought on a nervous indisposition , which unfitted him for a time for the irksome but indispensable task of revision . In this he has been kindly assisted by his nephew , Pierre Munro Irving , who had previously aided him in the course ...
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... brought all the impulses of a somewhat ardent temper under conscientious government . THE attachment of Lawrence Washington to Other influences were brought to bear on his brother George seems to have acquired George during his visit at ...
... brought all the impulses of a somewhat ardent temper under conscientious government . THE attachment of Lawrence Washington to Other influences were brought to bear on his brother George seems to have acquired George during his visit at ...
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... brought books , too , with him into the wilderness , and from Washington's diary we find that during his sojourn here he was dili- gently reading the history of England , and the essays of the Spectator . Such was Greenway Court in ...
... brought books , too , with him into the wilderness , and from Washington's diary we find that during his sojourn here he was dili- gently reading the history of England , and the essays of the Spectator . Such was Greenway Court in ...
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... brought their plans into operation , and despatched an agent to explore the lands upon the Ohio and its branches as low as the Great Falls , take note of their fitness for cultivation , of the passes of the mountains , the courses and ...
... brought their plans into operation , and despatched an agent to explore the lands upon the Ohio and its branches as low as the Great Falls , take note of their fitness for cultivation , of the passes of the mountains , the courses and ...
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... brought word that the French were not above eight hundred strong , and that about half their number had been detached at night on a secret expedition . Close upon this report came a message from the half - king , addressed " to the ...
... brought word that the French were not above eight hundred strong , and that about half their number had been detached at night on a secret expedition . Close upon this report came a message from the half - king , addressed " to the ...
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