Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of Washington |
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HE Indians , instigated it is supposed by French emissaries , commenced their savage warfare . The great valley of the Shenandoah was then but thinly peopled . The farmers who had ventured so far from the civilized world seemed to be ...
HE Indians , instigated it is supposed by French emissaries , commenced their savage warfare . The great valley of the Shenandoah was then but thinly peopled . The farmers who had ventured so far from the civilized world seemed to be ...
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Tanacharison , or the Half - King , accompanied Washington in this expedition with a few Indians . When they arrived in sight of the French camp , which was in a retired position , Washington made his dispositions for the attack ...
Tanacharison , or the Half - King , accompanied Washington in this expedition with a few Indians . When they arrived in sight of the French camp , which was in a retired position , Washington made his dispositions for the attack ...
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It required a great deal of persuasion to induce the Indians to engage in what they considered an impossible undertaking , but possessing their confidence , he finally subdued their unwillingness , and induced about six hundred of them ...
It required a great deal of persuasion to induce the Indians to engage in what they considered an impossible undertaking , but possessing their confidence , he finally subdued their unwillingness , and induced about six hundred of them ...
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| Title | Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of Washington |
| Author | John Frost |
| Publisher | Leary & Getz, 1854 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 588 pages |
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