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... Washington . He denied it , asserting his admiration for Washington the man , not the image . With the plaudits on WASHINGTON resounding , Wood- ward chose another American hero as the target of his candid biography . Possibly it would ...
... Washington . He denied it , asserting his admiration for Washington the man , not the image . With the plaudits on WASHINGTON resounding , Wood- ward chose another American hero as the target of his candid biography . Possibly it would ...
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... Washington and fourteen of his slaves . Brown held them as prisoners in the engine house . The scion of the great Washington family sat down in grumpy discomfort on the fire engine and waited to see what would happen . The ex- pedition ...
... Washington and fourteen of his slaves . Brown held them as prisoners in the engine house . The scion of the great Washington family sat down in grumpy discomfort on the fire engine and waited to see what would happen . The ex- pedition ...
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... Washington . " He did , indeed , yet the likeness is not wholly satisfying . There was something in Lee that Washington did not have . After much reflection I have come to the conclusion that Lee was Washington , as Washington would ...
... Washington . " He did , indeed , yet the likeness is not wholly satisfying . There was something in Lee that Washington did not have . After much reflection I have come to the conclusion that Lee was Washington , as Washington would ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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