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Language
English
Description
From the author of Alexander Hamilton, the New York Times bestselling biography that inspired the musical, comes a gripping portrait of the first president of the United States.
Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography
“Truly magnificent . . . [a] well-researched, well-written and absolutely definitive biography” —Andrew Roberts, The Wall Street Journal
“Until
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Learn all about George Washington, one of the most important figures in American history, in this colorful, inviting, and entertaining biography. This carefully leveled reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the historians of tomorrow!
Author
Publisher
Regnery History ; New York, NY : Distributed to the trade by Perseus Distribution
Pub. Date
c2014
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
George Washington-a man of honor, bravery and leadership. He is known as America's first President, a great general, and a humble gentleman, but how did he become this man of stature?
The Education of George Washington answers this question with a new discovery about his past and the surprising book that shaped him. Who better to unearth them than George Washington's great-nephew, Austin Washington?
Most Washington fans have heard of "The Rules...
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
119 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Veteran children's author McClafferty takes a look at the life of George Washington by chronicling the fascinating process of creating life-sized statues of Washington using the latest modeling techniques.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Love is said to be an involuntary passion, and it is, therefore, contended that it cannot be resisted." --George Washington Unrequited love might have sparked a flame that ignited a cause that became the American Revolution. Never before has this story about George Washington been told. Crafted from hundreds of letters, witness accounts, and journal entries, Dear George, Dear Mary explores George's relationship with his first love, New York heiress...
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xiii, 514 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A new, brash, and unexpected view of the president we thought we knew, from the bestselling author of Astoria. Two decades before he led America to independence, George Washington was a flailing young soldier serving the British Empire in the vast wilderness of the Ohio Valley. Naive and self-absorbed, the twenty-two-year-old officer accidentally ignited the French and Indian War--a conflict that opened colonists to the possibility of an American...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Portrays George Washington as a shy boy who wasn't afraid of anything except talking to people, but who grew up to lead an army against the British and serve as president of the new nation.
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Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
English
Description
Examines events in the presidency of George Washington. Includes illustrations, a timeline, fact boxes, a glossary, and further resources.
15) George did it
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
[40] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As his second term as president drew to an end in 1796, George Washington bid the country farewell and offered his advice for its future. He did so in an address that was published in a Philadelphia newspaper. This volume introduces young readers to the key themes in the open letter and liberally cites the words of that primary document. It is a great way to introduce elementary-school students to the importance and challenges of going back to an...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
xlii, 450 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Much has been written in the past two centuries about George Washington the statesman and “father of his country.” Less often discussed is Washington's military career, including his exploits as a young officer and his performance as the Revolutionary War commander in chief.
Now, in a revealing work of historical biography, Edward Lengel has written the definitive account of George Washington the soldier. Based largely on Washington's personal...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
404 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
An Imperfect God is a major new biography of Washington, and the first to explore his engagement with American slavery
When George Washington wrote his will, he made the startling decision to set his slaves free; earlier he had said that holding slaves was his "only unavoidable subject of regret." In this groundbreaking work, Henry Wiencek explores the founding father's engagement with slavery at every stage of his life--as a Virginia planter, soldier,...
Author
Series
Action Presidents! volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
We all know that George Washington was our first president and a hero of the American Revolution. But did you also know that he didn t want to be president, never thought he would fight in a war, and had teeth so bad that he hated to smile? Told through bold and hilarious comic-style illustrations, the first Action Presidents book features the all-too-true history of the ultimate Founding Father, prime patriot, and awesome American George Washington....