The Life of George Washington
Author: John Marshall
Publisher:
Published: 1805
Total Pages: 544
ISBN-13:
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The Diaries V. 6; Jan. , 1790-Dec. 1799
Author: George Washington
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 586
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWashington was rarely isolated from the world during his eventful life. His diary for 1751-52 relates a voyage to Barbados when he was nineteen. The next two accounts concern the early phases of the French and Indian War, in which Washington commanded a Virginia regiment. By the 1760s when Washington's diaries resume, he considered himself retired from public life, but George III was on the British throne and in the American colonies the process of unrest was beginning that would ultimately place Washington in command of a revolutionary army. Even as he traveled to Philadelphia in 1787 to chair the Constitutional Convention, however, and later as president, Washington's first love remained his plantation, Mount Vernon. In his diary, he religiously recorded the changing methods of farming he employed there and the pleasures of riding and hunting. Rich in material from this private sphere, The Diaries of George Washington offer historians and anyone interested in Washington a closer view of the first president in this bicentennial year of his death.
George Washington
Author: George Washington
Publisher: Liberty Fund
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 754
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased almost entirely on materials reproduced from: The writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources, 1745-1799 / John C. Fitzpatrick, editor. Includes indexes.
George Washington: A Life in Books
Author: Kevin J. Hayes
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017-04-03
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 0190456698
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen it comes to the Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton are generally considered the great minds of early America. George Washington, instead, is toasted with accolades regarding his solid common sense and strength in battle. Indeed, John Adams once snobbishly dismissed him as "too illiterate, unlearned, unread for his station and reputation." Yet Adams, as well as the majority of the men who knew Washington in his life, were unaware of his singular devotion to self-improvement. Based on a comprehensive amount of research at the Library of Congress, the collections at Mount Vernon, and rare book archives scattered across the country, Kevin J. Hayes corrects this misconception and reconstructs in vivid detail the active intellectual life that has gone largely unnoticed in conventional narratives of Washington. Despite being a lifelong reader, Washington felt an acute sense of embarrassment about his relative lack of formal education and cultural sophistication, and in this sparkling literary biography, Hayes illustrates just how tirelessly Washington worked to improve. Beginning with the primers, forgotten periodicals, conduct books, and classic eighteenth-century novels such as Tom Jones that shaped Washington's early life, Hayes studies Washington's letters and journals, charting the many ways the books of his upbringing affected decisions before and during the Revolutionary War. The final section of the book covers the voluminous reading that occurred during Washington's presidency and his retirement at Mount Vernon. Throughout, Hayes examines Washington's writing as well as his reading, from The Journal of Major George Washington through his Farewell Address. The sheer breadth of titles under review here allow readers to glimpse Washington's views on foreign policy, economics, the law, art, slavery, marriage, and religion-and how those views shaped the young nation.. Ultimately, this sharply written biography offers a fresh perspective on America's Father, uncovering the ideas that shaped his intellectual journey and, subsequently, the development of America.
A Picture Book of George Washington
Author: David A. Adler
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 2018-01-01
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 1430130423
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A lively fife and drum playing Yankee-Doodle-Dandy welcome the listener...A narrative tone that is sincere and respectful and a slow, even pace afford the young listener time to absorb facts." - AudioFile Magazine
George Washington Remembers
Author: George Washington
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780742533721
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"George Washington Remembers makes this very personal and little-known document available for the first time and offers a glimpse of Washington in a self-reflective mood - a side of the man seldom seen in his other writings.
Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation
Author: George Washington
Publisher: Bnpublishing.Com
Published: 2007-06-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9789562911771
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Real George Washington
Author: Jay A. Parry
Publisher: National Center for Constitutional
Published: 1991-01-01
Total Pages: 928
ISBN-13: 9780880800143
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the country's first President through a biography and a compilation of quotes that cover such topics as John Adams, the American Revolution, liberty, taxation, and foreign relations.
The American Republic
Author: Bruce Frohnen
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 724
ISBN-13: 9780865973336
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany reference works offer compilations of critical documents covering individual liberty, local autonomy, constitutional order, and other issues that helped to shape the American political tradition. Yet few of those works are available in a form suitable for classroom use, and traditional textbooks give short shrift to these important issues. The American Republic overcomes that knowledge gap by providing, in a single volume, critical, original documents revealing the character of American discourse on the nature and importance of local government, the purposes of federal union, and the role of religion and tradition in forming America’s drive for liberty. The American Republic is divided into nine sections, each illustrating major philosophical, cultural, and policy positions at issue during crucial eras of American development. Readers will find documentary evidence of the purposes behind European settlement, American response to English acts, the pervasive role of religion in early American public life, and perspectives in the debate over independence. Subsequent chapters examine the roots of American constitutionalism, Federalist and Anti-Federalist arguments concerning the need to protect common law rights, and the debates over whether the states or the federal government held final authority in determining the course of public policy in America. Also included are the discussions regarding disagreements over internal improvements and other federal measures aimed at binding the nation, particularly in the area of commerce. The final section focuses on the political, cultural, and legal issues leading to the Civil War. Arguments and attempted compromises regarding slavery, along with laws that helped shape slavery, are highlighted. The volume ends with the prelude to the Civil War, a natural stopping-off point for studies of early American history. By bringing together key original documents and other writings that explain cultural, religious, and historical concerns, this volume gives students, teachers, and general readers an effective way to begin examining the diversity of issues and influences that characterize American history. The result unquestionably leads to a deeper and more thorough understanding of America's political, institutional, and cultural continuity and change. Bruce P. Frohnen is Associate Professor of Law at Ohio Northern University College of Law. He holds a J.D. from the Emory University School of Law and a Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University. Click here to print or download The American Republic index.
George Washington Son of the Republic
Author: Hamilton Wright Mabie
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2014-09-25
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9781502516138
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBrief History Of The Life Of George Washington, Founder Of The Republic And Father Of Our Country. General George Washington's Leadership Role In The Major Battles Of The Revolutionary War. Collection of Quotes, Speeches, Prayers, Letters From George Washington, Including His Farewell Address, Last Will and Testament And The Fable Of The Cherry Tree. This is the indispensable volume containing the life and writings of George Washington. This handy reference guide provides a wellspring of information to help you discover, in greater depth, the unparalleled character of the man known as the father of our country. Source Of Reference Material Contained Within This Book * Giants Of The Republic Introduction (Edward Everett Hale, 1895) * Father And Founder Of The Republic (Hamilton Wright Mabie, 1895) * General Washington to the President of the Continental Congress (http: //www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/amrev/contarmy/presone.html) * Prayer at Valley Forge (Nathaniel Randolph Snowden) * Washington Address to the Troops (http: //www.historyplace.com/speeches/washington.htm) * Farewell Address to the Army (http: //gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/revolution/farewell/index.html) * First Inaugural Address (http: //www.pbs.org/georgewashington/collection/other_1789apr30.html) * Excerpts from Drafts of the First Inaugural Address (http: //www.pbs.org/georgewashington/collection/other_1789apr.html) * Circular to State Governments (http: //www.pbs.org/georgewashington/collection/other_1783jun8.html) * First Annual Message to Congress (http: //gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/union/index.html) * Second Annual Message to Congress (http: //gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/union/index.html) * Third Annual Message to Congress (http: //gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/union/index.html) * Fourth Annual Message to Congress (http: //gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/union/index.html) * Second Inaugural Address (http: //www.bartleby.com/124/pres14.html) * Fifth Annual Message to Congress (http: //gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/union/index.html) * Sixth Annual Message to Congress (http: //gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/union/index.html) * Seventh Annual Message to Congress (http: //gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/union/index.html) * Eighth Annual Message to Congress (http: //gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/union/index.html) * Washington's Farewell Address (http: //www.pbs.org/georgewashington/collection/other_1796sep19.html) * Last Will and Testament (http: //www.pbs.org/georgewashington/collection/other_last_will.html) * The Thanksgiving Proclamation (http: //www.pbs.org/georgewashington/collection/other_1789oct3.html) * The Fable of the Cherry Tree (Mason Locke Weems, 1809) * Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation (http: //gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/civility/transcript.html) * A Prayer Journal Of George Washington (http: //www.propheticroundtable.org/ForeFathers/GeorgeWashington/PrayerJournal.htm) * A Vision of George Washington (http: //www.propheticroundtable.org/vision_of_george_washington.htm) * George Washington Quotes (http: //www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/george-washington-quotes-1.html) * The Declaration of Independence (http: //www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=25685) * The Treaty of Paris (http: //www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/paris/text.html) * The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (http: //www.usconstitution.net/articles.html) * Letter to the President of the Continental Congress (http: //www.pbs.org/georgewashington/collection/other_1787sep17.html) * The Constitution of the United States of America (http: //www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=36438) * Bill of Rights (http: //www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_o
