Mount Vernon And Its Preservation 1858 1910 The Acquisition Restoration And Care Of The Home Of Washington By The Mount Vernon Ladies Association Of The Union For Over Half A Century By Thomas Nelson Page

Author : Thomas Nelson Page
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ISBN 13 : 9781332859559
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (595 download)

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Download or read book Mount Vernon and Its Preservation, 1858-1910 written by Thomas Nelson Page and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-23 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Mount Vernon and Its Preservation, 1858-1910: The Acquisition, Restoration, and Care of the Home of Washington by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union for Over Half a Century A brief history of the estate, associ ated as it is with the home life of Washington, cannot but prove interest ing, for here Washington spent most of his boyhood and youth, under the roof of his half-brother, Lawrence, whose early distinction under the gal lant Admiral Vernon, kindled in the lad's mind the martial spark, which in the sequel led to those victories by which was established this Republic. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.