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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... thing which could be sug- gested by him or his officers . I cannot say that ever in my life I suffered so much anxiety as I did in this affair . I saw that every strata- gem which the most fruitful brain could invent was practised to ...
... thing which could be sug- gested by him or his officers . I cannot say that ever in my life I suffered so much anxiety as I did in this affair . I saw that every strata- gem which the most fruitful brain could invent was practised to ...
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... thing else , " and were to be treated as prisoners of war . The half - king joined heartily in this opin- Of the twenty - one prisoners the two most important were an officer of some consequence named Drouillon , and the subtle and ...
... thing else , " and were to be treated as prisoners of war . The half - king joined heartily in this opin- Of the twenty - one prisoners the two most important were an officer of some consequence named Drouillon , and the subtle and ...
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... thing charming in the sound . " This rodomontade , as Horace Walpole terms it , reached the ears of George II . " He would not say so , " observed the king , dryly , " if he had been used to hear many . " * Washington himself thought so ...
... thing charming in the sound . " This rodomontade , as Horace Walpole terms it , reached the ears of George II . " He would not say so , " observed the king , dryly , " if he had been used to hear many . " * Washington himself thought so ...
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... thing that was said to him . We often endeavored to advise him , and tell him of the danger he was in with his sol- diers ; but he never appeared pleased with us , and that was the reason that a great many of our warriors left him ...
... thing that was said to him . We often endeavored to advise him , and tell him of the danger he was in with his sol- diers ; but he never appeared pleased with us , and that was the reason that a great many of our warriors left him ...
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... things , and would undertake to direct . If his advice were neglected , he would think himself slighted , abused ... thing but of their own ease . In short , they were so apprehensive of approaching ruin , that the whole back country ...
... things , and would undertake to direct . If his advice were neglected , he would think himself slighted , abused ... thing but of their own ease . In short , they were so apprehensive of approaching ruin , that the whole back country ...
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