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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... five or six sleeps ( or days ) of good travel- ling to reach the nearest fort . I think extremely well situated for a fort , as it has the absolute command of both rivers . The land at the point is twenty or twenty- five feet above the ...
... five or six sleeps ( or days ) of good travel- ling to reach the nearest fort . I think extremely well situated for a fort , as it has the absolute command of both rivers . The land at the point is twenty or twenty- five feet above the ...
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... five miles of the camp . Washington considered La Force a 41 bold , enterprising man , subtle and dangerous ; one to be particularly guarded against . He detached seventy - five men in pursuit of him and his prowling band . About nine o ...
... five miles of the camp . Washington considered La Force a 41 bold , enterprising man , subtle and dangerous ; one to be particularly guarded against . He detached seventy - five men in pursuit of him and his prowling band . About nine o ...
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... five miles of his camp , sending spies to reconnoitre it , and despatching messengers to Contrecœur to inform him of its position and numerical strength , to the end , no doubt , that he might send a sufficient detachment to en- force ...
... five miles of his camp , sending spies to reconnoitre it , and despatching messengers to Contrecœur to inform him of its position and numerical strength , to the end , no doubt , that he might send a sufficient detachment to en- force ...
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... five hundred French , In the mean time Washington had exerted himself to enlarge and strengthen Fort Neces- sity , nothing of which had been done by Cap- tain Mackay and his men , while encamped there . The fort was about a hundred feet ...
... five hundred French , In the mean time Washington had exerted himself to enlarge and strengthen Fort Neces- sity , nothing of which had been done by Cap- tain Mackay and his men , while encamped there . The fort was about a hundred feet ...
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... Five horses had been killed under him ; still he kept his ground , vainly endeavoring to check the flight of his men , or at least to effect their retreat in good order . At length a bullet passed through his right arm , and lodged ...
... Five horses had been killed under him ; still he kept his ground , vainly endeavoring to check the flight of his men , or at least to effect their retreat in good order . At length a bullet passed through his right arm , and lodged ...
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