George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... success among the simple , hard - work- ing , hard - fighting race engaged in the conquest of the American continent . To them its heavy and tawdry style , its staring morals , and its real patri- otism all seemed eminently befitting ...
... success among the simple , hard - work- ing , hard - fighting race engaged in the conquest of the American continent . To them its heavy and tawdry style , its staring morals , and its real patri- otism all seemed eminently befitting ...
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... success . To Washington the romance of the sea was represented by the tobacco ship creeping up the river and bringing all the luxuries and many of the necessaries of life from vaguely distant coun- tries . No doubt he wished to go on ...
... success . To Washington the romance of the sea was represented by the tobacco ship creeping up the river and bringing all the luxuries and many of the necessaries of life from vaguely distant coun- tries . No doubt he wished to go on ...
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... success , and finally , as a last resort , the invalid sailed for the West Indies , in September , 1751. Thither his brother George accompanied him , and we have the fragments of a diary kept during this first and last wandering out ...
... success , and finally , as a last resort , the invalid sailed for the West Indies , in September , 1751. Thither his brother George accompanied him , and we have the fragments of a diary kept during this first and last wandering out ...
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... him were unfamiliar and beyond his ex- perience . He cordially despised the provincials who were essential to his success , and lost no opportunity of showing his contempt for them . The colonists on 80 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
... him were unfamiliar and beyond his ex- perience . He cordially despised the provincials who were essential to his success , and lost no opportunity of showing his contempt for them . The colonists on 80 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
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... successful lover departed for the camp , to feel more keenly than ever the delays of the British officers and the shortcomings of the colonial government . As soon as Fort Duquesne had fallen he hurried home , re- signed his commission ...
... successful lover departed for the camp , to feel more keenly than ever the delays of the British officers and the shortcomings of the colonial government . As soon as Fort Duquesne had fallen he hurried home , re- signed his commission ...
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action affairs allies American army appeared arms attack Augustine Washington battle began Boston brilliant British Burgoyne campaign cause character Clinton Colonel colonies command commander-in-chief Congress Conway Conway cabal Cornwallis courage danger defeat difficulties enemy England English everything expedition fact failed feeling fell felt fight fleet force Fort Duquesne fought French Gates gave George Washington Governor gress HENRY CABOT LODGE House of Burgesses idea Indians ington John John Adams knew Lafayette land Lawrence Washington letter look ment military militia mind Mount Vernon never numbers obliged officers once passed patriotic peace peril Philadelphia planters political Raleigh tavern ready retreat Revolution river rode seemed sent soldiers spirit strong struggle success thing thought thousand tion took town troops Vernon parish victory Virginia Wash Washington wrote Weems Williamsburg winter words York Yorktown