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The only professional men were the clergy, for the lawyers were few, and
growing to importance only as the Revolution began ; while the physicians were
still fewer, and as a class of no importance at all. The clergy were a picturesque
element ...
The only professional men were the clergy, for the lawyers were few, and
growing to importance only as the Revolution began ; while the physicians were
still fewer, and as a class of no importance at all. The clergy were a picturesque
element ...
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Washington's report looked like war, and its author was shortly afterwards
appointed lieutenant- colonel of a Virginian regiment, Colonel Fry commanding.
Now began that long experience of human stupidity and inefficiency with which
Wash- ...
Washington's report looked like war, and its author was shortly afterwards
appointed lieutenant- colonel of a Virginian regiment, Colonel Fry commanding.
Now began that long experience of human stupidity and inefficiency with which
Wash- ...
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Henry Cabot Lodge. irritating difficulties. He reached Will's Creek three weeks
later ; and then his real troubles began. Captain Trent, the timid and halting
envoy, who had failed to reach the French, had been sent out by the wise
authorities to ...
Henry Cabot Lodge. irritating difficulties. He reached Will's Creek three weeks
later ; and then his real troubles began. Captain Trent, the timid and halting
envoy, who had failed to reach the French, had been sent out by the wise
authorities to ...
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Brad dock chafed and delayed, swore angrily, and lingered still. Washington
strove to help him, but defended his country fearlessly against wholesale and
furious attacks. Finally the army began to move, but so slowly and after so much
delay ...
Brad dock chafed and delayed, swore angrily, and lingered still. Washington
strove to help him, but defended his country fearlessly against wholesale and
furious attacks. Finally the army began to move, but so slowly and after so much
delay ...
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The expedition began with stupid contempt toward America and all things
American, and ended in ruin and defeat. It was a bitter experience, much heeded
by the colonists, but disregarded by England, whose indifference was paid for at
a ...
The expedition began with stupid contempt toward America and all things
American, and ended in ruin and defeat. It was a bitter experience, much heeded
by the colonists, but disregarded by England, whose indifference was paid for at
a ...
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| Titel | George Washington, Band 1 Bände 4-5 von American statesmen George Washington, Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Autor | Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Ausgabe | Neuauflage |
| Verlag | Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917 |
| Original von | University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitalisiert | 15. Apr. 2009 |
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