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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... hand , deeds , bonds , and the like . This early ridge bordering the Potomac . self - tuition gave him throughout life a lawyer's skill in drafting documents , and a merchant's exactness in keeping accounts ; so that all the concerns of ...
... hand , deeds , bonds , and the like . This early ridge bordering the Potomac . self - tuition gave him throughout life a lawyer's skill in drafting documents , and a merchant's exactness in keeping accounts ; so that all the concerns of ...
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... hand , from a tradi- had been made at Lancaster , in 1744 , between commissioners from Pennsylvania , Maryland , and Virginia , and the Iroquois , or Six Nations , whereby the latter , for four hundred pounds , gave up all right and ...
... hand , from a tradi- had been made at Lancaster , in 1744 , between commissioners from Pennsylvania , Maryland , and Virginia , and the Iroquois , or Six Nations , whereby the latter , for four hundred pounds , gave up all right and ...
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... hand . He was accompanied by Andrew Montour , a Canadian of half Indian descent , who was to act as interpreter . They were provided with a small present for the emergency ; but were to convoke a meeting of all the tribes at Logstown ...
... hand . He was accompanied by Andrew Montour , a Canadian of half Indian descent , who was to act as interpreter . They were provided with a small present for the emergency ; but were to convoke a meeting of all the tribes at Logstown ...
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... hand in hand with their brothers , the English ; and should war ensue with the French , they were ready to meet it . So the French colors were taken down ; the " kegs of milk " and roll of tobacco were rejected ; the grand council broke ...
... hand in hand with their brothers , the English ; and should war ensue with the French , they were ready to meet it . So the French colors were taken down ; the " kegs of milk " and roll of tobacco were rejected ; the grand council broke ...
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... hand , he left the horses to flounder on , and struck manfully ahead , accompanied only by Mr. Gist , who had equipped himself in like manner . At night they lit a fire , and " camped " by it in the woods . At two o'clock in the morning ...
... hand , he left the horses to flounder on , and struck manfully ahead , accompanied only by Mr. Gist , who had equipped himself in like manner . At night they lit a fire , and " camped " by it in the woods . At two o'clock in the morning ...
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