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The World of George Washington (1974)

by Richard M. Ketchum

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Great coffee table book! Illustrations and photographs are wonerfully done. Lucky to have obtained used from McKays Used Books in W-S, NC. The book is in excellent condition. ( Note: I am rereading this book for the Presidents Challenge; 9/13 ) ( )
  JaneAustenNut | Feb 23, 2011 |
I enjoyed this biography. It gave an easy to follow history lesson and included many maps and pictures. ( )
  cal8769 | Jul 21, 2009 |
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1974
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George Washington
Martha Custis Washington
Benedict Arnold
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Fort Necessity, Farmington, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
Virginia, USA
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He described himself as one "who always walked on a straight line," which is very like the image of George Washington we retain - a one dimensional of such old-fashioned rectitude as to defy understanding.
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973.4History and Geography › North America › United States › Constitutional period (1789-1809)

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E312.K47History of the United States › United States › Revolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861 › By period › 1789-1809. Constitutional period › Washington's administrations, 1789-1797

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