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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Washington Irving. CAPTAIN JONCAIRE - PREPARATION FOR HOSTILITIES . SCENES AT BARBADOES TROPICAL FRUITS . duty was to ... prepared for hostile contin- gencies . They launched an armed vessel of unusual size on Lake Ontario ; fortified ...
Washington Irving. CAPTAIN JONCAIRE - PREPARATION FOR HOSTILITIES . SCENES AT BARBADOES TROPICAL FRUITS . duty was to ... prepared for hostile contin- gencies . They launched an armed vessel of unusual size on Lake Ontario ; fortified ...
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... no doubt of the nature of that reply . The business of his mission being accom- plished , Washington prepared on the 15th to return by water to Venango ; but a secret in- ATTEMPTS TO SEDUCE THE SACHEMS RETURN FROM VENANGO . THE.
... no doubt of the nature of that reply . The business of his mission being accom- plished , Washington prepared on the 15th to return by water to Venango ; but a secret in- ATTEMPTS TO SEDUCE THE SACHEMS RETURN FROM VENANGO . THE.
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... prepared what he termed " a charming field for an encounter . " A party of scouts were mounted on waggon horses , and sent out to reconnoitre . They returned without having seen an enemy . A sensitiveness prevailed in the camp . They ...
... prepared what he termed " a charming field for an encounter . " A party of scouts were mounted on waggon horses , and sent out to reconnoitre . They returned without having seen an enemy . A sensitiveness prevailed in the camp . They ...
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... prepared for them . We have already got intrench- * The situation of Washington was now ex- tremely perilous . Contrecœur , it was said , had nearly a thousand men with him at the fort , beside Indian allies ; and reinforcements * were ...
... prepared for them . We have already got intrench- * The situation of Washington was now ex- tremely perilous . Contrecœur , it was said , had nearly a thousand men with him at the fort , beside Indian allies ; and reinforcements * were ...
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... prepared to engage in those agricultural pursuits , for which , even in his youthful days , he had as keen a relish as for the profession of arms . Scarcely had he entered upon his rural occupations , however , when the service of his ...
... prepared to engage in those agricultural pursuits , for which , even in his youthful days , he had as keen a relish as for the profession of arms . Scarcely had he entered upon his rural occupations , however , when the service of his ...
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