Life of George Washington: Written for ChildrenCrosby, Nichols, 1862 - 258 من الصفحات |
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... whole day ; launched it at dusk , and tried to cross the river : but the raft got jammed between cakes of ice . Washington put his pole on the bottom of the river , and leaned against it ; but the ice came down with such force that he ...
... whole day ; launched it at dusk , and tried to cross the river : but the raft got jammed between cakes of ice . Washington put his pole on the bottom of the river , and leaned against it ; but the ice came down with such force that he ...
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... whole body ; but he preferred to be the second officer , with the rank of lieutenant - colonel . * With a small force , he worked his way over the mountains towards the Ohio River , preparing the roads for heavy cannon . He found it ...
... whole body ; but he preferred to be the second officer , with the rank of lieutenant - colonel . * With a small force , he worked his way over the mountains towards the Ohio River , preparing the roads for heavy cannon . He found it ...
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... whole day , encouraging the soldiers by his countenance and example . " At night the French offered to treat with him ; and Washington agreed to give up the fort , on condition that he and his troops should be free to march home without ...
... whole day , encouraging the soldiers by his countenance and example . " At night the French offered to treat with him ; and Washington agreed to give up the fort , on condition that he and his troops should be free to march home without ...
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... whole army ran from mouth to mouth . Washington wrote to his mother to assure her of his safety . To his brother he says : " As I have heard , since my arrival at this place , a circumstantial ac- count of my death and dying speech , I ...
... whole army ran from mouth to mouth . Washington wrote to his mother to assure her of his safety . To his brother he says : " As I have heard , since my arrival at this place , a circumstantial ac- count of my death and dying speech , I ...
الصفحة 29
... whole county , and send expresses riding night and day to find Col. Washington . Yet he had the greatest difficulty in inducing men to enlist . The country was unused to war ; and every man thought he could protect his own family and ...
... whole county , and send expresses riding night and day to find Col. Washington . Yet he had the greatest difficulty in inducing men to enlist . The country was unused to war ; and every man thought he could protect his own family and ...
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