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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... would be found in the measures they first adopted , and which were so important , so characteristic , and so conclusive upon many points of party discussion , as to have ever since claimed the attention of the historical student .
... would be found in the measures they first adopted , and which were so important , so characteristic , and so conclusive upon many points of party discussion , as to have ever since claimed the attention of the historical student .
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As early as December , 1775 , the attention of the British was drawn to the importance of establishing a strong post in the south , with the double object in view of overawing the southern colonists , and distracting the attention of ...
As early as December , 1775 , the attention of the British was drawn to the importance of establishing a strong post in the south , with the double object in view of overawing the southern colonists , and distracting the attention of ...
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... that much business of a trifling nature and personal concernment withdraws their attention from matters of great national moment at this critical period ; when it is also known that idleness and dissipation take place of close ...
... that much business of a trifling nature and personal concernment withdraws their attention from matters of great national moment at this critical period ; when it is also known that idleness and dissipation take place of close ...
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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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