George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... struggling fiercely with each other for supremacy on land and sea . His wonder would not have abated had he been told that the man for whom they mourned had wrested an empire from one , and at the time of his death was arming his ...
... struggling fiercely with each other for supremacy on land and sea . His wonder would not have abated had he been told that the man for whom they mourned had wrested an empire from one , and at the time of his death was arming his ...
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... struggling . In some of the great families , the eldest sons would be sent to Eng- land and to the great universities : they would make the grand tour , play a part in the fashionable soci- ety of London , and come back to their ...
... struggling . In some of the great families , the eldest sons would be sent to Eng- land and to the great universities : they would make the grand tour , play a part in the fashionable soci- ety of London , and come back to their ...
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... struggling along with many acres , little money , and five children . Mrs. Washington's chief desire naturally was to put George in the way of getting a living , which no doubt seemed far more important than getting an education , and ...
... struggling along with many acres , little money , and five children . Mrs. Washington's chief desire naturally was to put George in the way of getting a living , which no doubt seemed far more important than getting an education , and ...
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... struggle over the Indians , and finally Washington got off with them once more , and worked his way back to Venango . Another struggle for the sav- ages followed , rum being always the principal fac- tor in the negotiation , and at last ...
... struggle over the Indians , and finally Washington got off with them once more , and worked his way back to Venango . Another struggle for the sav- ages followed , rum being always the principal fac- tor in the negotiation , and at last ...
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... of a Virginian regiment , Colonel Fry com- manding . Now began that long experience of human stupidity and inefficiency with which Wash- ington was destined to struggle through all the years of 68 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
... of a Virginian regiment , Colonel Fry com- manding . Now began that long experience of human stupidity and inefficiency with which Wash- ington was destined to struggle through all the years of 68 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
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