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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... ENGRAVINGS , CHIEFLY FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR , ENGRAVED BY LOSSING & BARRITT . NEW YORK : W. A. TOWNSEND 46 & COMPANY , WALKER STREET . 1859 . US 4589.95 HARVARD COLLEG Aug 1 , 1929 LIBRARY Sebern MOUNT VERNON.
... ENGRAVINGS , CHIEFLY FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR , ENGRAVED BY LOSSING & BARRITT . NEW YORK : W. A. TOWNSEND 46 & COMPANY , WALKER STREET . 1859 . US 4589.95 HARVARD COLLEG Aug 1 , 1929 LIBRARY Sebern MOUNT VERNON.
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... 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. ...
... 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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... Engraving of Louis XVI .. 183 84. Washington and Lafayette ... 85. Washington's Destiny .. 86. Charles Thomson .. 87. Travelling Boot - jack . 88. Ancient entrance to Mount Vernon in 1858 89. Bible used at the Inauguration of Washington ...
... Engraving of Louis XVI .. 183 84. Washington and Lafayette ... 85. Washington's Destiny .. 86. Charles Thomson .. 87. Travelling Boot - jack . 88. Ancient entrance to Mount Vernon in 1858 89. Bible used at the Inauguration of Washington ...
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... engraved book - plate of the il- lustrious proprietor , which displayed , as usual , the name and armorial bearings of the owner . The lan- guage of heraldry learnedly describes the family arms of Washington as " argent , two bars gules ...
... engraved book - plate of the il- lustrious proprietor , which displayed , as usual , the name and armorial bearings of the owner . The lan- guage of heraldry learnedly describes the family arms of Washington as " argent , two bars gules ...
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... heeded by the line from generation to generation , until the most illustrious of them all had achieved the greatest ends by the most justifiable means . The annexed engraving is from an impression of General Washington's. 16 MOUNT VERNON.
... heeded by the line from generation to generation , until the most illustrious of them all had achieved the greatest ends by the most justifiable means . The annexed engraving is from an impression of General Washington's. 16 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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