Author: Enid La Monte Meadowcroft
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Published: 1944
Total Pages: 188
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Enid La Monte Meadowcroft
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Published: 1947
Total Pages: 175
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Enid La Monte Meadowcroft
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Published: 1957
Total Pages: 188
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A twelve year old boy participates in the battle of Valley Forge in the Revolutionary War.
Author: Edward G. Lengel
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Published: 2007-01-09
Total Pages: 514
ISBN-13: 0812969502
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“The most comprehensive and authoritative study of Washington’s military career ever written.” –Joseph J. Ellis, author of His Excellency: George Washington Based largely on George Washington’s personal papers, this engrossing book paints a vivid, factual portrait of Washington the soldier. An expert in military history, Edward Lengel demonstrates that the “secret” to Washington’s excellence lay in his completeness, in how he united the military, political, and personal skills necessary to lead a nation in war and peace. Despite being an “imperfect commander”–and at times even a tactically suspect one–Washington nevertheless possessed the requisite combination of vision, integrity, talents, and good fortune to lead America to victory in its war for independence. At once informative and engaging, and filled with some eye-opening revelations about Washington, the American Revolution, and the very nature of military command, General George Washington is a book that reintroduces readers to a figure many think they already know. “The book’s balanced assessment of Washington is satisfying and thought-provoking. Lengel gives us a believable Washington . . . the most admired man of his generation by far.” –The Washington Post Book World “A compelling picture of a man who was ‘the archetypal American soldier’ . . . The sum of his parts was the greatness of Washington.” –The Boston Globe “[An] excellent book . . . fresh insights . . . If you have room on your bookshelf for only one book on the Revolution, this may be it.” –The Washington Times
Author: Erik Goldstein
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Published: 2016-02-01
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781931464710
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Joan Heilbroner
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 2001-01-02
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 0375803971
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →George Washington grew up in the English colony of Virginia. He was tall and strong, fair in judgment, and respected by his friends as a good leader. As he grew older, George saw how England took advantage of the American colonies—and he didn't like it. When the colonies declared their independence, George was chosen to lead their army as its general. And when the colonies won their freedom, George was elected to lead the new nation as its first president.
Author: George Washington
Publisher: Liberty Fund
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 754
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Based almost entirely on materials reproduced from: The writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources, 1745-1799 / John C. Fitzpatrick, editor. Includes indexes.
Author: Philip G. Smucker
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2017-07-01
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 1613736088
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Long before George Washington was a president or general, he was a sportsman. Born in 1732, he had a physique and aspirations that were tailor made for his age, one in which displays of physical prowess were essential to recognition in society. At six feet two inches and with a penchant for rambunctious horse riding, what he lacked in formal schooling he made up for in physical strength, skill, and ambition. Virginia colonial society rewarded men who were socially adept, strong, graceful, and fair at play. Washington's memorable performances on the hunting field and on the battlefield helped crystallize his contribution to our modern ideas about athleticism and chivalry, even as they also highlight the intimate ties between sports and war. Washington's actions, taken individually and seen by others as the core of his being, helped a young nation bridge the old to the new and the aristocrat to the republican. Author Philip G. Smucker, a fifth-great-grandnephew of George Washington, uses his background as a war correspondent, sports reporter, and amateur equestrian to weave an insightful tale based upon his own travels in the footsteps and hoofprints of Washington as a surveyor, sportsman, and field commander. As often as possible, he saddles up and charges off to see what Washington's woods, byways, and battlefields look like from atop a saddle. Riding with George is "boots-in-stirrups" storytelling that unspools Washington's rise to fame in a never-before-told yarn. It shows how a young Virginian's athleticism and Old World chivalry propelled him to become a model of right action and good manners for a fledgling nation.