Young Washington

Author : Peter Stark
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062416087

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Young Washington by Peter Stark Pdf

FINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZE 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. Naïve 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 Revolution. With powerful narrative drive and vivid writing, Young Washington recounts the wilderness trials, controversial battles, and emotional entanglements that transformed Washington from a temperamental striver into a mature leader. Enduring terrifying summer storms and subzero winters imparted resilience and self-reliance, helping prepare him for what he would one day face at Valley Forge. Leading the Virginia troops into battle taught him to set aside his own relentless ambitions and stand in solidarity with those who looked to him for leadership. Negotiating military strategy with British and colonial allies honed his diplomatic skills. And thwarted in his obsessive, youthful love for one woman, he grew to cultivate deeper, enduring relationships. By weaving together Washington’s harrowing wilderness adventures and a broader historical context, Young Washington offers new insights into the dramatic years that shaped the man who shaped a nation.

Author : Neil Young
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101594094

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Waging Heavy Peace by Neil Young Pdf

The perfect gift for music lovers and Neil Young fans, telling the story behind Neil Young's legendary career and his iconic, beloved songs. “I think I will have to use my time wisely and keep my thoughts straight if I am to succeed and deliver the cargo I so carefully have carried thus far to the outer reaches.”—Neil Young, from Waging Heavy Peace Legendary singer and songwriter Neil Young’s storied career has spanned over forty years and yielded some of the modern era’s most enduring music. Now for the first time ever, Young reflects upon his life—from his Canadian childhood, to his part in the sixties rock explosion with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, through his later career with Crazy Horse and numerous private challenges. An instant classic, Waging Heavy Peace is as uncompromising and unforgettable as the man himself.

Author : Andrew Woods
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Presidents
ISBN : 043987890X

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Young George Washington by Andrew Woods Pdf

A simple biography of the man who was in charge of America's army during the Revolution and became the new nation's first president.

Author : Jabari Asim
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780316230919

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Fifty Cents and a Dream by Jabari Asim Pdf

Booker dreamed of making friends with words, setting free the secrets that lived in books. Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington could only dream of learning to read and write. After emancipation, Booker began a five-hundred-mile journey, mostly on foot, to Hampton Institute, taking his first of many steps towards a college degree. When he arrived, he had just fifty cents in his pocket and a dream about to come true. The young slave who once waited outside of the schoolhouse would one day become a legendary educator of freedmen. Award-winning artist Bryan Collier captures the hardship and the spirit of one of the most inspiring figures in American history, bringing to life Booker T. Washington's journey to learn, to read, and to realize a dream.

Author : Brian Kilmeade,Don Yaeger
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780425289006

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George Washington's Secret Six (Young Readers Adaptation) by Brian Kilmeade,Don Yaeger Pdf

A page-turning middle-grade adaptation of the New York Times bestseller about George Washington's top-secret spy ring that helped defeat the British. The American Revolution is well under way in 1776, but things are looking bleak for General George Washington and his Continental Army. With Washington's hasty retreat from New York City in August, many think the war might soon be over. After all: how on earth is this ragtag group going to defeat its enemy, the well-trained and well-funded military of the largest empire in history? But Washington soon realizes he can't win with military might. Instead, he must outsmart the British, so he creates a sophisticated intelligence network: the top-secret Culper Spy Ring. Drawing on extensive research, Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger tell the fascinating stories of these long unrecognized spies: a reserved merchant, a tavern keeper, a brash young longshoreman, a curmudgeonly Long Island bachelor, a coffeehouse owner, and a mysterious woman. This vivid and accessible young readers adaptation of the New York Times bestseller features an exclusive new introduction, extensive back matter, and eye-catching art throughout. Chronicling a crucial moment in American history, this historical thriller will excite and inspire the next generation of patriots.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1834
Category : Presidents
ISBN : BL:A0023236226

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The Young Man's Pocket Companion; Containing George Washington's Farewell Address, the Declaration of American Independence, the Constitution of the United States, Etc by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gwenyth Swain
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781410308467

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Riding to Washington by Gwenyth Swain Pdf

Janie is not exactly sure why her daddy is riding a bus from Indianapolis to Washington, D.C. She knows why she has to go-to stay out of her mother's way, especially with the twins now teething. But Daddy wants to hear a man named Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak and, to keep out of trouble, Janie is sent along. Riding the bus with them is a mishmash of people, black and white, young and old. They seem very different from Janie. As the bus travels across cities and farm fields to its historic destination, Janie sees firsthand the injustices that many others are made to endure. She begins to realize that she's not so different from the other riders and that, as young as she is, her actions can affect change.Though fiction, Riding to Washington is a very personal story for Gwenyth Swain as both her father and grandfather rode to Washington, D.C., to participate in the 1963 civil rights march on the nation's capital. Ms. Swain's other books include Chig and the Second Spread and I Wonder As I Wander. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Artist David Geister has entertained audiences for years with his costumed portrayals of historic characters from the nineteenth century, and his artwork reflects his interest in history and dramatic storytelling. Riding to Washington is his third title with Sleeping Bear Press. David lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Author : Renee Taft Meloche
Publisher : YWAM Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1932096280

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George Washington by Renee Taft Meloche Pdf

Hungry, cold, and discouraged in the battle against the mighty empire of Great Britain, America's patriots were led on to victory by General George Washington (1732-1799). When the War of Independence was won at last, a new land of liberty required a new kind of leadership. The people of the United States of America chose their hero, George Washington to be their first president. George accepted, and he led the young nation not as a king but as a servant who willingly gave up his power when his service done. For this remarkable act, even Great Britain's king said, "George is the greatest character of this entire age."Whether reading for themselves or being read to, children love the captivating rhyming poems and unforgettable color illustrations of the Heroes of History for Young Readers series. Pages: 32 (hardcover, fully illustrated)Ages: 5-10

Author : Robert M. McClung
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Presidents
ISBN : WISC:89084898758

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Young George Washington and the French and Indian War, 1753-1758 by Robert M. McClung Pdf

Using Washington's diaries as a source, this book tells the story of George's uneven beginning steps into greatness.

Author : Douglas Southall Freeman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Childhood and youth
ISBN : UOM:39076005560490

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Young Washington by Douglas Southall Freeman Pdf

Author : Kristen Millares Young
Publisher : Red Hen Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781597098946

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Subduction by Kristen Millares Young Pdf

“Utterly unique . . . examines themes of love, intrusion, loss, community and trust against a backdrop of a Makah reservation in the Pacific Northwest.” —Ms. Magazine Selected as a Staff Pick by The Paris Review Silver Medal winner in the Independent Publisher Book Awards in Multicultural Fiction Fleeing the shattered remains of her marriage and treachery by her sister, a Latina anthropologist named Claudia takes refuge in Neah Bay, a Native whaling village on the jagged Pacific coast. Claudia yearns to lose herself to the songs of the tribe and the secrets of a spirited hoarder named Maggie. Instead, she stumbles into Maggie’s prodigal son Peter, who, spurred by his mother’s failing memory, has returned seeking answers to his father’s murder. Claudia helps Peter’s family convey a legacy delayed for decades by that death, but her presence, echoing centuries of fraught contact with indigenous peoples, brings lasting change and real damage. Through the ardent collision of Peter and Claudia, Subduction portrays not only their strange allegiance after grievous losses but also their shared hope of finding solace and community on the Makah Indian Reservation. An intimate tale of stunning betrayals, Subduction bears witness to the power of stories to disrupt—and to heal. “Young beautifully and vividly renders the Pacific Northwest, particularly the unique world of Neah Bay. Subduction is at once a thought-provoking meditation on the geography and geology of the natural world and a generous exploration of the natural shifts and movements that shape her characters.” —Jonathan Evison, New York Times-bestselling author of Legends of the North Cascades

Author : Edward Sylvester Ellis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : United States
ISBN : NYPL:33433081734489

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The People's Standard History of the United States by Edward Sylvester Ellis Pdf

Author : Emma Young
Publisher : Fremantle Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781925816310

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The Last Bookshop by Emma Young Pdf

A book for book lovers, The Last Bookshop is a uplifting novel that reminds us never to underestimate the power of people who love books. Cait is a bookshop owner and book nerd whose social life revolves around her mobile bookselling service hand-picking titles for elderly clients, particularly the grandmotherly June. After a tough decade for retail, Book Fiend is the last bookshop in the CBD, and the last independent retailer on a street given over to high-end labels. Profits are small, but clients are loyal. When James breezes into Book Fiend, Cait realises life might hold more than her shop and her cat, but while the new romance distracts her, luxury chain stores are circling Book Fiend's prime location, and a more personal tragedy is looming.

Author : George Washington
Publisher : Bnpublishing.Com
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9562911772

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Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation by George Washington Pdf

Author : John M. Rosenburg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Generals
ISBN : 0761300430

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Young George Washington by John M. Rosenburg Pdf

A biography, with emphasis on the early life, of the Revolutionary War leader and first President of the United States.