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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... woods and mountains , for the best route to the Ohio . Before the company had received its charter , however , the ... wood- vania trafficking among the Indians , he sum- moned them to depart , and wrote by them to James Hamilton ...
... woods and mountains , for the best route to the Ohio . Before the company had received its charter , however , the ... wood- vania trafficking among the Indians , he sum- moned them to depart , and wrote by them to James Hamilton ...
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... woods and weeds . If the Governor of Virginia wants to speak ' with us , and deliver us a present from our fa- ther ( the King ) , we will meet him at Albany , where we expect the Governor of New York will be present . " 99 At Logstown ...
... woods and weeds . If the Governor of Virginia wants to speak ' with us , and deliver us a present from our fa- ther ( the King ) , we will meet him at Albany , where we expect the Governor of New York will be present . " 99 At Logstown ...
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... woods with flattery and liquor . Washington en- deavored to put the worthy half - king on his guard , knowing that he had once before shown himself but little proof against the seductions of the bottle . The sachem , however , desired ...
... woods with flattery and liquor . Washington en- deavored to put the worthy half - king on his guard , knowing that he had once before shown himself but little proof against the seductions of the bottle . The sachem , however , desired ...
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... woods . At two o'clock in the morning they were again on foot , and pressed forward until they struck the south - east fork of Beaver Creek , at a place bearing the sinister name of Murdering Town ; probably the scene of some Indian ...
... woods . At two o'clock in the morning they were again on foot , and pressed forward until they struck the south - east fork of Beaver Creek , at a place bearing the sinister name of Murdering Town ; probably the scene of some Indian ...
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... woods , rocks , and mountains , for the shadow miles from Wills ' Creek , at a place called the of pay- " writes he , " I would rather toil like a Little Meadows . day laborer for a maintenance , if reduced to the necessity , than serve ...
... woods , rocks , and mountains , for the shadow miles from Wills ' Creek , at a place called the of pay- " writes he , " I would rather toil like a Little Meadows . day laborer for a maintenance , if reduced to the necessity , than serve ...
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