Who Was George Washington?

Reducere. In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America throug...

Reducere. Now available from the creators of the New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series: a box set that celebrates the achievements of three of the brig...

Reducere. There are two sides to every story. Rosalyn Schanzer's engaging and wonderfully illustrated book brings to life both sides of the American Revoluti...

Explore the Captivating Life of George WashingtonOne day at Mount Vernon, a young boy climbed into a window, fell, and hurt himself. George Washing...

American history has been shaped and molded by a series of badasses who sometimes went against the system and made their own rules, which eventuall...

Reducere. The life of George Washington for kids--a story about fighting for independence and building a countryGeorge Washington became the first president ...

Reducere. George Washington may be the most famous American who ever lived, and certainly is one of the most admired. While surrounded by myths, it is no myt...

Reducere. Revolutionary Girl is the true story of a teenager that served as a spy for General George Washington at the start of the American Revolution. Clos...

Reducere. During his life time George Washington Carver was referred to as the black Leonardo da Vinci. His research into alternative crops to replace cotton...

Reducere. The untold story of how America's beloved first president, George Washington, borrowed, leveraged, and coerced his way into masterminding the key l...

Reducere. The Spiritual Journey of George Washington by bestselling author Janice T. Connell illumines the rare but supremely brilliant leadership of the fir...

Reducere. "Freeman's treatment of Washington as a Commander in Chief is virtually definitive" (The New York Times Book Review). Washington is the most comple...

Reducere. During his life time George Washington Carver was referred to as the black Leonardo da Vinci. His research into alternative crops to replace cotton...

From two of America's most revered political journalists comes the definitive biography of legendary White House chief of staff and secretary of st...

Reducere. Hercules Mulligan was a master spy who answered to George Washington, being instrumental to saving the revolutionary leader from capture during the...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mary Higgins ClarkIn Mount Vernon Love Story -- famed suspense writer Mary Higgins Clark's long-out-of-print first novel --...

Reducere. Alexander McGillivray, chief of the Creek Nation, was the most powerful Native American in the United States when George Washington became the nati...

DescriptionThis 1893 reprint is largely devoted to Washington s life during the American Revolution, however, the main purpose according to the aut...

Reducere. In her form-shattering and myth-crushing book....Coe examines myths with mirth, and writes history with humor... [You Never Forget Your First] is a...

Reducere. In [General Mercer's] Experience and Judgment you may repose great Confidence.-- George Washington, July 6, 1776. General George Washington's posit...

Reducere. The #1 New York Times bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio host offers a unique spin on the life and legacy of founding father George...

Reducere. Throughout her life, Catharine Littlefield Greene struggled to clear her own place as an individual within a society that was itself fighting for i...

Reducere. Did George Washington really cut down his father's cherry tree? Who was the last president to have facial hair? Which U.S. president had a country'...

Reducere. During the winter of 1753, George Washington accepted the first, and potentially most dangerous, mission of his life, he was twenty-one. The result...

Reducere. Only two Americans held positions of great influence throughout the Cold War. The two men embodied opposing strategies for winning the conflict. Ye...

Reducere. DescriptionAn illuminating look at the complex relationships between George Washington and the enslaved people of Mount Vernon, and the history sti...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating Lives of the Founding FathersEight captivating manuscripts in one book: - Benjamin Franklin: A Captivating Guide to an Amer...

Explore the Captivating Lives of the Founding FathersEight captivating manuscripts in one book: - Benjamin Franklin: A Captivating Guide to an Amer...

Reducere. In this biography, the acclaimed author of Sons of Providence, winner of the 2007 George Wash- ington Book Prize, recovers an immensely important p...

Reducere. A gripping and sensational tale of violence, alcohol, and taxes, The Whiskey Rebellion uncovers the radical eighteenth-century people's movement, l...

The history of the White House, first completed in 1799, reflects the history of America itself. It was the dream of George Washington to have an e...

Reducere. DescriptionApostle of Liberty: The World-Changing Leadership of George Washington' is a biography of the great man, but in truth it is more than a ...

Apostle of Liberty: The World-Changing Leadership of George Washington' is a biography of the great man, but in truth it is more than a mere biogra...

Reducere. George Washington Carver (ca. 1864-1943) is at once one of the most familiar and misunderstood figures in American history. In My Work Is That of C...

Reducere. Meet America's presidents in this trivia-packed compendium, including 2020's chosen commander-in-chief Refresh your knowledge of the leaders who to...

Reducere. An Irish officer in the British Army, Major General Robert Ross (1766-1814) was a charismatic leader widely admired for his bravery in battle. Desp...

Impunity and Capitalism examines the evolution of economic impunity in Europe across the long eighteenth century with a focus on several internatio...

Reducere. A premier leadership scholar and an eighteenth-century expert define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president Revolution...

Reducere. "A delightful, educational spin on history--and plenty of jokes, " said School Library Journal."Sheer joy, " praised Booklist in a starred review.F...

Reducere. DescriptionGeorge Gibbs was an American geologist and ethnologist who contributed to the study of the languages of indigenous peoples in Washington...

Reducere. Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007)"This is the story that I tell my grandchildren at Christmas. I hope that this book will bring the tradition...

Truth's narrative is a powerful rendering of bondage, denial, and loss transcended by genius, family, and a spiritual base. It juxtaposes spiritual...

Reducere. Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a writer of power and originality, who penned such classics as Treasur...

From the Biblical days of Delilah to modern times there have been women who ventured at their peril as spies into the conflicts of armed men. Recou...

A young man reexamines his childhood memories of strange visions and erratic behavior to answer disturbing questions that continue to haunt him and...

Reducere. Infamous Scribblers is a perceptive and witty exploration of the most volatile period in the history of the American press. News correspondent and ...

Reducere. From the daughter of one of America's most virulent segregationists, a memoir that reckons with her father George Wallace's legacy of hate--and ill...

Reducere. DescriptionOne of the most important books in American History Who were the bold and courageous men that risked their lives for the glory of Americ...

Reducere. From the duo who created the classroom Kirkus Reviews called "a charmed place" comes a patriotic primer for picture-book readers.Today at school we...

Reducere. From the duo who created the classroom called "a charmed place" comes a patriotic primer for picture-book readers. Today at school we celebrated Pr...

Reducere. America's beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the...

Reducere. One of America's greatest Christmas stories and also one of its very first -- from the period between the end of the Revolutionary War and the rati...

Reducere. Only a century ago, nearly all of South Florida was under water. The Everglades, one of the largest wetlands in the world, was a watery arc extendi...

Reducere. Woman of Many Names is a deeper look into a woman who helped shaped the history of our Nation. Nancy Ward had ties to Daniel Boone and George Washi...

Reducere. Col. George Wright's campaign against the Yakima, Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Palouse, and other Indian peoples of eastern Washington Territory was int...

During the six months before December of 1776, Commanding General, George Washington had retreated from nine consecutive battles with the British i...

"It would be hard to write a dull book on Light-Horse Harry, and Mr. Cole's is far from it.... The book] contains passages of considerable eloquenc...

Reducere. 1761--Phillis Wheatley was a little girl of seven or eight years old when she was captured in Gambia and brought to America as a slave. But she did...

Reducere. In "an unabashedly biased, deeply researched book" (SF Gate), Ed Asner--the actor who starred as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show--reclaims t...

Reducere. The bestselling book now featuring revised content and new illustrations The Kid Who Changed the World tells the story of Norman Borlaug, who would...

Reducere. First published in 1920, "God-Man: The Word Made Flesh" by George Washington Carey and Inez Eudora Perry explores the intimate connection between t...

Reducere. First published in 1932, "The Zodiac and the Salts of Salvation" is a thorough introduction to homeopathy and astrology written by George Washingto...

Reducere. The Zodiac and the Salts of Salvation is a two-part work by frequent collaborators Dr. George Washington Carey (1845-1924) and Inez Eudora Perry (1...

Reducere. The Zodiac and the Salts of Salvation is a two-part work by frequent collaborators Dr. George Washington Carey (1845-1924) and Inez Eudora Perry (1...

Reducere. Georgetown, a thriving neighborhood in the nation's capital, was established in 1751 as an independent city. As the land to its east was being deve...

Reducere. It was an age of fascinating leaders and difficult choices, of grand ideas eloquently expressed and of epic conflicts bitterly fought. Now comes a ...

Reducere. AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK In the spirit of The Known World and The Underground Railroad, "a miraculous debut" (Washington Post)​ and "a towering ac...

Reducere. AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK In the spirit of The Known World and The Underground Railroad, "a miraculous debut" (Washington Post)​ and "a towering ac...

Reducere. DescriptionDid you know that the great Jewish sage and physician Maimonides practiced medicine while lying flat on his back? That a famous passage ...

Reducere. The First Hunterdon Militia Regiment of New Jersey containing the men from today's Trenton, Ewing Township, Hopewell Township, and Lawrence Townshi...