George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... battles have been fought over and over again , and his state papers have undergone an almost verbal examination . Yet , despite his vast fame and all the labors of the an- tiquarian and biographer , Washington is still not understood ...
... battles have been fought over and over again , and his state papers have undergone an almost verbal examination . Yet , despite his vast fame and all the labors of the an- tiquarian and biographer , Washington is still not understood ...
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... battle out- side the fort , and this being declined withdrew to his trenches , and skirm . hing went on all day . When night fell it was apparent that the end had come . The men were starved and worn - out . Their muskets in many cases ...
... battle out- side the fort , and this being declined withdrew to his trenches , and skirm . hing went on all day . When night fell it was apparent that the end had come . The men were starved and worn - out . Their muskets in many cases ...
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... battle and danger , and he never ceased to love them and to give way to their excitement , although he did not again set down such sentiments in boastful phrase that made the world laugh . Men of such temper , moreover , are naturally ...
... battle and danger , and he never ceased to love them and to give way to their excitement , although he did not again set down such sentiments in boastful phrase that made the world laugh . Men of such temper , moreover , are naturally ...
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... battles , but they kept on wrangling and holding back , refus- ing money and supplies , and doing nothing . Brad- dock chafed and delayed , swore angrily , and lingered still . Washington strove to help him , but de- fended his country ...
... battles , but they kept on wrangling and holding back , refus- ing money and supplies , and doing nothing . Brad- dock chafed and delayed , swore angrily , and lingered still . Washington strove to help him , but de- fended his country ...
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... battle for five hundred pounds . As soon as his fever abated a little he left Col- onel Dunbar , and , being unable to sit on a horse , was conveyed to the front in a wagon , coming up with the army on July 8th . He was just in time ...
... battle for five hundred pounds . As soon as his fever abated a little he left Col- onel Dunbar , and , being unable to sit on a horse , was conveyed to the front in a wagon , coming up with the army on July 8th . He was just in time ...
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