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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... citizens of Westmoreland in particular . " But such re- spect and protection have been withheld , and that stone is now in fragments and overgrown with brambles . In this vicinity lived some of the Lees , always a distin- guished family ...
... citizens of Westmoreland in particular . " But such re- spect and protection have been withheld , and that stone is now in fragments and overgrown with brambles . In this vicinity lived some of the Lees , always a distin- guished family ...
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... citizens - went with her , for she was truly loved by all . Pleasant would it be to read the scores of letters written by Washington to his charming wife during all that campaigning period , and his subsequent services in civil life ...
... citizens - went with her , for she was truly loved by all . Pleasant would it be to read the scores of letters written by Washington to his charming wife during all that campaigning period , and his subsequent services in civil life ...
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... citizen , retired , followed by the audience ; and the curtain fell upon the last solemn act in the great drama of the war for independ- ence . Washington now hastened to Mount Vernon , accompanied by many friends , as an escort of ...
... citizen , retired , followed by the audience ; and the curtain fell upon the last solemn act in the great drama of the war for independ- ence . Washington now hastened to Mount Vernon , accompanied by many friends , as an escort of ...
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... citizen , arrived at Mount Vernon , and laid aside forever the 999 38 1066 WASHINGTON'S MILITARY CLOTHES . military clothes which he had worn perhaps through more than half the campaigns of the war just ended . Around them clus- tered ...
... citizen , arrived at Mount Vernon , and laid aside forever the 999 38 1066 WASHINGTON'S MILITARY CLOTHES . military clothes which he had worn perhaps through more than half the campaigns of the war just ended . Around them clus- tered ...
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... that it was Christmas eve when Wash- ington arrived at Mount Vernon from Annapolis , once more a private citizen . What a glad Christmas was that for all in that pleasant home on the banks of the Potomac ! 132 MOUNT VERNON.
... that it was Christmas eve when Wash- ington arrived at Mount Vernon from Annapolis , once more a private citizen . What a glad Christmas was that for all in that pleasant home on the banks of the Potomac ! 132 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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