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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... respect , a brilliant member of the social circles which , before the revolution , composed the vice - regal court at the old Virginia capital . Washington , at this time , possessed an ample fortune , in- dependent of that of his wife ...
... respect , a brilliant member of the social circles which , before the revolution , composed the vice - regal court at the old Virginia capital . Washington , at this time , possessed an ample fortune , in- dependent of that of his wife ...
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... respecting public affairs , was his neighbor and friend of Gunston Hall , George Mason . He was six years older than Washington , of large , sinewy frame , an active step and gait , locks of raven blackness , a dark complexion , and a ...
... respecting public affairs , was his neighbor and friend of Gunston Hall , George Mason . He was six years older than Washington , of large , sinewy frame , an active step and gait , locks of raven blackness , a dark complexion , and a ...
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... respect their cause , and wish to make it your own . For my- self , I must declare and avow , that in all my reading and study of history ( and it has been my favorite study - I have read Thucydides , and have studied and admired the ...
... respect their cause , and wish to make it your own . For my- self , I must declare and avow , that in all my reading and study of history ( and it has been my favorite study - I have read Thucydides , and have studied and admired the ...
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... estate , and he scrupulously obeyed the injunction of the owner , who said : " Let the hospitality of the house , with respect to the poor , be kept. BRITISH FLAG TAKEN AT YORKTOWN . WASHINGTON'S CAMP - CHEST . 104 MOUNT VERNON.
... estate , and he scrupulously obeyed the injunction of the owner , who said : " Let the hospitality of the house , with respect to the poor , be kept. BRITISH FLAG TAKEN AT YORKTOWN . WASHINGTON'S CAMP - CHEST . 104 MOUNT VERNON.
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Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing. house , with respect to the poor , be kept up . Let no one go away hungry . If any of this kind of people should be in want of corn , supply their necessities , provided it ...
Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing. house , with respect to the poor , be kept up . Let no one go away hungry . If any of this kind of people should be in want of corn , supply their necessities , provided it ...
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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