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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... returned . A female emissary was equally unavailing . Week after week elapsed , until nearly three months had expired . Provisions began to fail . The city was in confusion . The pavement of the parish church we were shown a stone ...
... returned . A female emissary was equally unavailing . Week after week elapsed , until nearly three months had expired . Provisions began to fail . The city was in confusion . The pavement of the parish church we were shown a stone ...
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... returned home in the autumn of 1742 , the campaigns in the West Indies being ended , and Admiral Vernon and General Wentworth being recalled to England . It was the intention of Lawrence to rejoin his regiment in that country , and seek ...
... returned home in the autumn of 1742 , the campaigns in the West Indies being ended , and Admiral Vernon and General Wentworth being recalled to England . It was the intention of Lawrence to rejoin his regiment in that country , and seek ...
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... returned , and continued his studies for nearly two years longer , devoting himself especially to mathe- matics , and accomplishing himself in those branches calculated to fit him either for civil or military service . Among these , one ...
... returned , and continued his studies for nearly two years longer , devoting himself especially to mathe- matics , and accomplishing himself in those branches calculated to fit him either for civil or military service . Among these , one ...
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... returned to the Shawnee town , near the mouth of the Scioto , and reported to his Indian friends there the alliance he had formed with the Miami confederacy , there was great feasting and speech - making , and firing of guns . He had ...
... returned to the Shawnee town , near the mouth of the Scioto , and reported to his Indian friends there the alliance he had formed with the Miami confederacy , there was great feasting and speech - making , and firing of guns . He had ...
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... returning to civilized life he became a prime instrument in the hands of the Canadian government , for managing and ... returned to an advanced post recently established on the upper part of the river , whence he wrote to the Governor ...
... returning to civilized life he became a prime instrument in the hands of the Canadian government , for managing and ... returned to an advanced post recently established on the upper part of the river , whence he wrote to the Governor ...
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