George Washington  - A Historical Biography

George Washington - A Historical Biography

Horace Elisha Scudder

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Phillips Press
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Historia de América
ISBN:
9781444683998
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This is Horace Elisha Scudder’s 1889 biography of George Washington. A comprehensive and profound chronicle of Washington’s life, “George Washington - A Historical Biography” will appeal to all with an interest in the life and mind of this great American figure. Horace Elisha Scudder (1838 – 1902) was an American editor and man of letters. Other notable works by this author include: “Seven Little People and Their Friends” (1862), “Life and Letters of David Coit Scudder” (1864), and “Dream Children” (1864). Content include: “Old Virginia”, “A Virginia Plantation”, “The Boyhood of Washington”, “School-days”, “Mount Vernon and Belvoir”, “The Young Surveyor”, “The Ohio Company”, “Major Washington”, “Fort Duquesne and Fort Necessity”, “A Terrible Lesson in War”, “Commander-in-Chief of the Virginia Forces”, “Washington at Mount Vernon”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete the original text and artwork.

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