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He wrote a brief biography of Washington , of trifling historical value , yet with
sufficient literary skill to make it widely popular . It neither appealed to nor was
read by the cultivated and instructed few , but it reached the homes of the masses
of ...
He wrote a brief biography of Washington , of trifling historical value , yet with
sufficient literary skill to make it widely popular . It neither appealed to nor was
read by the cultivated and instructed few , but it reached the homes of the masses
of ...
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The excellent Sir Isaac Heard , garter king - at - arms , worked out a genealogy
which seemed reasonable enough , and then wrote to the president in relation to
it . Washington in reply thanked him for his politeness , sent him the Virginian ...
The excellent Sir Isaac Heard , garter king - at - arms , worked out a genealogy
which seemed reasonable enough , and then wrote to the president in relation to
it . Washington in reply thanked him for his politeness , sent him the Virginian ...
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So he wrote books which he correctly believed would be popular , and sold them
' not only through the regular channels , but by peddling them himself as he
travelled about the country . In this way he gratified all his propensities , and no ...
So he wrote books which he correctly believed would be popular , and sold them
' not only through the regular channels , but by peddling them himself as he
travelled about the country . In this way he gratified all his propensities , and no ...
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Weems says that his stories were told him by a lady , and “ a good old gentleman
, " who remembered the incidents , while Mr. Custis gives no authority for his
minute account of a trivial event over a century old when he wrote . To a writer
who ...
Weems says that his stories were told him by a lady , and “ a good old gentleman
, " who remembered the incidents , while Mr. Custis gives no authority for his
minute account of a trivial event over a century old when he wrote . To a writer
who ...
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... view of the difficulty at that time of obtaining commissions in the navy without
great political influence , it seems probable that Mrs. Washington's brother knew
very well what he was talking about , and he certainly wrote a very sensible letter
.
... view of the difficulty at that time of obtaining commissions in the navy without
great political influence , it seems probable that Mrs. Washington's brother knew
very well what he was talking about , and he certainly wrote a very sensible letter
.
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| Titel | George Washington, Band 1 Bände 4-5 von American statesmen George Washington, Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Autor/in | Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Verlag | Houghton Mifflin, 1917 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 28. Juli 2006 |
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