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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... party augmented by an Indian hunter , and being accompanied by the half- king , an old Shannoah sachem named Jeskaka- ke , and another chief , sometimes called Belt of Wampum , from being the keeper of the speech - bolts , but generally ...
... party augmented by an Indian hunter , and being accompanied by the half- king , an old Shannoah sachem named Jeskaka- ke , and another chief , sometimes called Belt of Wampum , from being the keeper of the speech - bolts , but generally ...
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... party kept at Venango by the stratagems of Joncaire and 31 his emissaries to detain and seduce the sachems . It was not until 12 o'clock on the 7th of De- cember , that Washington was able to extricate them out of their clutches and ...
... party kept at Venango by the stratagems of Joncaire and 31 his emissaries to detain and seduce the sachems . It was not until 12 o'clock on the 7th of De- cember , that Washington was able to extricate them out of their clutches and ...
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... party set out by land from Venango on their route homeward . They had a long win- ter's journey before them , through a wilderness beset with dangers and difficulties . The pack- horses , laden with tents , baggage , and provi- sions ...
... party set out by land from Venango on their route homeward . They had a long win- ter's journey before them , through a wilderness beset with dangers and difficulties . The pack- horses , laden with tents , baggage , and provi- sions ...
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... party of In- dians , who appeared to have known of his coming , and to have been waiting for him . One of them accosted Mr. Gist , and expressed great joy at seeing him . The wary woodsman regarded him narrowly , and thought he had seen ...
... party of In- dians , who appeared to have known of his coming , and to have been waiting for him . One of them accosted Mr. Gist , and expressed great joy at seeing him . The wary woodsman regarded him narrowly , and thought he had seen ...
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... party of Indians that a band of Ottawas , a tribe in the interest of the French , had massacred a whole family of whites on the banks of the great Kanawha River . ercise Indian diplomacy . About three miles distant , at the mouth of the ...
... party of Indians that a band of Ottawas , a tribe in the interest of the French , had massacred a whole family of whites on the banks of the great Kanawha River . ercise Indian diplomacy . About three miles distant , at the mouth of the ...
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