Mount Vernon and Its Associations: Historical, Biographical, and PictorialW.A. Townsend, 1859 - 376 Seiten This book offers a more personal glimpse at the life of George Washington, as portrayed through the narrative of his home at Mount Vernon. Important house pieces, locations, and so forth are also discussed in their historical importance, and also meaning in the life of Washington. |
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... it by engravings from those sketches . On the appearance of that narrative , last March , the pub- lishers of this volume conceived the plan of a more extended account of Mount Vernon and its Associations , and desired PREFACE. ...
... it by engravings from those sketches . On the appearance of that narrative , last March , the pub- lishers of this volume conceived the plan of a more extended account of Mount Vernon and its Associations , and desired PREFACE. ...
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... March . Carey's was then the finest house in Alexandria , sur- rounded by a noble lawn that was shaded by lofty forest trees , and its gardens extending down a gentle slope to the shore of the Potomac . Now it stands within the city ...
... March . Carey's was then the finest house in Alexandria , sur- rounded by a noble lawn that was shaded by lofty forest trees , and its gardens extending down a gentle slope to the shore of the Potomac . Now it stands within the city ...
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... March , 1758 , when he was an invalid at home . In February , 1756 , we find him , accompanied by two aides , journeying to Boston , to confer with General Shirley con- cerning military rank in Virginia . Little did he then think that ...
... March , 1758 , when he was an invalid at home . In February , 1756 , we find him , accompanied by two aides , journeying to Boston , to confer with General Shirley con- cerning military rank in Virginia . Little did he then think that ...
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... march toward Fort du Quesne , he had been elected a delegate to the Virginia House of Burgesses . The story of Washington's love and courtship is simple , yet full of the elements of romance . No words can better tell that story than ...
... march toward Fort du Quesne , he had been elected a delegate to the Virginia House of Burgesses . The story of Washington's love and courtship is simple , yet full of the elements of romance . No words can better tell that story than ...
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... con- cerning his agricultural operations , in the style of the sentence on the next page , which was copied from his diary for March , 1771 . ( Thus minutely journalizing his agricultural proceedings , keeping his 66 MOUNT VERNON.
... con- cerning his agricultural operations , in the style of the sentence on the next page , which was copied from his diary for March , 1771 . ( Thus minutely journalizing his agricultural proceedings , keeping his 66 MOUNT VERNON.
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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