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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... arrival and departure of guests . One day the Fairfaxes , or Masons , or Thurstons , or Lees would be there ; and the next day he and " Mrs. Wash- ington , Mr. and Miss Custis " would " dine at Belvoir . " And so the round of visiting ...
... arrival and departure of guests . One day the Fairfaxes , or Masons , or Thurstons , or Lees would be there ; and the next day he and " Mrs. Wash- ington , Mr. and Miss Custis " would " dine at Belvoir . " And so the round of visiting ...
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... arrive and depart on their errands of patriotism or of curiosity . And now the dawn of great events , in which Washington was to be a conspicuous actor , glowed in the eastern sky . From the Atlantic seaboard , where marts of commerce ...
... arrive and depart on their errands of patriotism or of curiosity . And now the dawn of great events , in which Washington was to be a conspicuous actor , glowed in the eastern sky . From the Atlantic seaboard , where marts of commerce ...
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... arrived for the assembling of the national congress , and from all the colonies , except Georgia , the dele- gates began to make their way toward Philadelphia , some on horseback , others in coaches or chaises , but none by public ...
... arrived for the assembling of the national congress , and from all the colonies , except Georgia , the dele- gates began to make their way toward Philadelphia , some on horseback , others in coaches or chaises , but none by public ...
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... arrived at Chester on the 9th , and , while riding toward Philadelphia , with other southern delegates , were met , five or six miles from the city , by a cavalcade of five hundred gentlemen . Nearer the city , they were met by military ...
... arrived at Chester on the 9th , and , while riding toward Philadelphia , with other southern delegates , were met , five or six miles from the city , by a cavalcade of five hundred gentlemen . Nearer the city , they were met by military ...
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... arrival more startling to the dwellers upon the Mount Vernon estate than that of an armed enemy upon the neighboring waters . It was the unexpected arrival of the master himself . The allied French and American armies were then on their ...
... arrival more startling to the dwellers upon the Mount Vernon estate than that of an armed enemy upon the neighboring waters . It was the unexpected arrival of the master himself . The allied French and American armies were then on their ...
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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