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Riding with George

Author : Philip G. Smucker
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613736088
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Riding with George written by Philip G. Smucker and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2017-07-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before George Washington was a president or general, he was a sportsman. Born in 1732, he had a physique and aspirations that were tailor made for his age, one in which displays of physical prowess were essential to recognition in society. At six feet two inches and with a penchant for rambunctious horse riding, what he lacked in formal schooling he made up for in physical strength, skill, and ambition. Virginia colonial society rewarded men who were socially adept, strong, graceful, and fair at play. Washington's memorable performances on the hunting field and on the battlefield helped crystallize his contribution to our modern ideas about athleticism and chivalry, even as they also highlight the intimate ties between sports and war. Washington's actions, taken individually and seen by others as the core of his being, helped a young nation bridge the old to the new and the aristocrat to the republican. Author Philip G. Smucker, a fifth-great-grandnephew of George Washington, uses his background as a war correspondent, sports reporter, and amateur equestrian to weave an insightful tale based upon his own travels in the footsteps and hoofprints of Washington as a surveyor, sportsman, and field commander. As often as possible, he saddles up and charges off to see what Washington's woods, byways, and battlefields look like from atop a saddle. Riding with George is "boots-in-stirrups" storytelling that unspools Washington's rise to fame in a never-before-told yarn. It shows how a young Virginian's athleticism and Old World chivalry propelled him to become a model of right action and good manners for a fledgling nation.

Riding with George

Author : Philip G. Smucker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781613736050
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Riding with George written by Philip G. Smucker and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Front Cover -- Front Flip -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- A Note on Sources -- Preface -- Introduction: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of the Fox -- Part I: Englishman in America -- 1. Passage into the Woods -- 2. Born on an Empire's Edge -- 3. Mother, Manners, and Cockfights -- 4. Blood Sports in the Shenandoah -- 5. A Gentleman's Code -- 6. The Sorrows of Young George -- Part II: War Games and Folly -- 7. Mission for a Flawed Hero -- 8. Charms of War -- 9. Brave to a Fault -- 10. Cavalier in Love and War -- 11. Hog Wild in Winchester -- Part III: Gentleman Sportsman -- 12. En Garde! -- 13. Minuets and Other Gentler Conflicts -- 14. Augustan Man of Manners -- 15. In the Garden with Martha Washington -- 16. Good Masters and Petty Tyrants -- 17. Gentleman Rebel -- 18. Bowling with George -- Part IV: Clever Like a Fox -- 19. The World Is His Stage -- 20. Victory or Death -- 21. A Fine Fox Chase -- 22. Drama in the Valley of Death -- 23. Two Old-School Chevaliers -- Part V: Master of Manners -- 24. Leading the Revolution in Style -- 25. Southern Persuasions -- 26. Fear and Glory at the Races -- 27. L'Aristocrate Meets la Guillotine -- 28. A Sportsman for All Seasons -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Back Flip -- Back Cover

Curious George Rides a Bike (Read-aloud)

Author : H. A. Rey
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544149505
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book Curious George Rides a Bike (Read-aloud) written by H. A. Rey and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George helps a little boy with his paper route and gets into all sorts of trouble.

Hunter Seat Equitation

Author : George H. Morris
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Hunter Seat Equitation written by George H. Morris and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1979 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic by a world-renowned teacher and master equestrian--the definitive work on the art of teaching and riding the hunter seat, now updated to include refinements in Morris's insightful program of riding instruction. B & W photographs throughout

Riding With Paul Revere

Author : Dr. Holly Karapetkova
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1615906479
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Riding With Paul Revere written by Dr. Holly Karapetkova and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be A Part Of History As You Ride With Paul Revere Through This Graphic Illustrated, High Interest Book.

Ghost Horse

Author : George Edward Stanley
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0307527808
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Ghost Horse written by George Edward Stanley and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-07-08 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emily Clark has just moved. She doesn’t like her new house, and she doesn’t like her new town. But one night she wakes up to find a horse in her backyard—a ghost horse! Where did he come from? And why is he haunting Emily’s backyard? Only by solving the mystery can Emily set the ghost horse free. This great-selling Stepping Stones Mystery title features a spooky—but lovely—new cover.

Peppa Pig: George's Train Ride

Author : Peppa Pig
Publisher : Ladybird
ISBN 13 : 9780241375891
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Peppa Pig: George's Train Ride written by Peppa Pig and published by Ladybird. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George is going on a long train journey with Peppa, Daddy Pig and Mummy Pig. Board the train and follow George on his exciting train ride in this super fun novelty book that's shaped like train! This train-shaped board storybook has 6 real wheels!

Riding to Arms

Author : Charles Caramello
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813182328
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Riding to Arms written by Charles Caramello and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horses and horsemen played central roles in modern European warfare from the Renaissance to the Great War of 1914-1918, not only determining victory in battle, but also affecting the rise and fall of kingdoms and nations. When Shakespeare's Richard III cried, "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!" he attested to the importance of the warhorse in history and embedded the image of the warhorse in the cultural memory of the West. In Riding to Arms: A History of Horsemanship and Mounted Warfare, Charles Caramello examines the evolution of horsemanship—the training of horses and riders—and its relationship to the evolution of mounted warfare over four centuries. He explains how theories of horsemanship, navigating between art and utility, eventually settled on formal manège equitation merged with outdoor hunting equitation as the ideal combination for modern cavalry. He also addresses how the evolution of firepower and the advent of mechanized warfare eventually led to the end of horse cavalry. Riding to Arms tracks the history of horsemanship and cavalry through scores of primary texts ranging from Federico Grisone's Rules of Riding (1550) to Lt.-Colonel E.G. French's Good-Bye to Boot and Saddle (1951). It offers not only a history of horsemen, horse soldiers, and horses, but also a survey of the seminal texts that shaped that history.

Centered Riding

Author : Sally Swift
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312127343
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book Centered Riding written by Sally Swift and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1985-01-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely known for her innovative teaching philosophy stressing body awareness, the value of "soft eyes," proper breathing, centering, and balance, Sally Swift has been a pioneering riding instructor for half a century. In book form for the first time, her methods enable horse and rider to achieve harmony, working together naturally, without pain. Unlike traditional teachers, Sally Swift does not believe in forced training techniques that cause stiff bodies and tense riding. Instead, through the use of vivid, unusual, and highly creative images that transcend mechanics ("Pretend you're a spruce tree; the roots grow down from your center as the trunk grows up"), plus a thorough knowledge of human and equine anatomy, this wise and inspiring teacher enables the conscientious equestrian to reassess habitual responses, in order to ride in natural positions, break through frustrating plateaus, and achieve ever-rising goals with comfort, vitality, and precision. Precise illustrations and photographs never before used in riding books explain anatomy and image work to give mind and body new and relaxed approaches to the inner process of riding. Centered Riding is for those with little experience all the way up to world class.

The Ride of Her Life

Author : Elizabeth Letts
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0525619321
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book The Ride of Her Life written by Elizabeth Letts and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The triumphant true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her dying wish to see the Pacific Ocean, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Horse and The Eighty-Dollar Champion “The gift Elizabeth Letts has is that she makes you feel you are the one taking this trip. This is a book we can enjoy always but especially need now.”—Elizabeth Berg, author of The Story of Arthur Truluv In 1954, sixty-three-year-old Maine farmer Annie Wilkins embarked on an impossible journey. She had no money and no family, she had just lost her farm, and her doctor had given her only two years to live. But Annie wanted to see the Pacific Ocean before she died. She ignored her doctor’s advice to move into the county charity home. Instead, she bought a cast-off brown gelding named Tarzan, donned men’s dungarees, and headed south in mid-November, hoping to beat the snow. Annie had little idea what to expect beyond her rural crossroads; she didn’t even have a map. But she did have her ex-racehorse, her faithful mutt, and her own unfailing belief that Americans would treat a stranger with kindness. Annie, Tarzan, and her dog, Depeche Toi, rode straight into a world transformed by the rapid construction of modern highways. Between 1954 and 1956, the three travelers pushed through blizzards, forded rivers, climbed mountains, and clung to the narrow shoulder as cars whipped by them at terrifying speeds. Annie rode more than four thousand miles, through America’s big cities and small towns. Along the way, she met ordinary people and celebrities—from Andrew Wyeth (who sketched Tarzan) to Art Linkletter and Groucho Marx. She received many offers—a permanent home at a riding stable in New Jersey, a job at a gas station in rural Kentucky, even a marriage proposal from a Wyoming rancher. In a decade when car ownership nearly tripled, when television’s influence was expanding fast, when homeowners began locking their doors, Annie and her four-footed companions inspired an outpouring of neighborliness in a rapidly changing world.

George Washington's Journey

Author : T.H. Breen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451675445
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book George Washington's Journey written by T.H. Breen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is George Washington in the surprising role of political strategist. T.H. Breen introduces us to a George Washington we rarely meet. During his first term as president, he decided that the only way to fulfill the Revolution was to take the new federal government directly to the people. He organized an extraordinary journey carrying him to all thirteen states. It transformed American political culture. For Washington, the stakes were high. If the nation fragmented, as it had almost done after the war, it could never become the strong, independent nation for which he had fought. In scores of communities, he communicated a powerful and enduring message—that America was now a nation, not a loose collection of states. And the people responded to his invitation in ways that he could never have predicted.

Complete Horse Riding Manual

Author : William Micklem
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756699878
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Complete Horse Riding Manual written by William Micklem and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-03-05 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horses allow ordinary people to do extraordinary things, and this extraordinary ebook shows you how. Now revised and updated, the Complete Horse Riding Manual covers dressage, show jumping, and cross-country riding, detailing everything you need to know to compete in these events, whether you are a beginner or more experienced rider. Complete Horse Riding Manual is brimming with advice on finding the best horse for you, training a young horse, forming the ultimate horse-and-rider team, boosting and maintaining your own physical fitness and suppleness, and building the fitness and stamina of your horse.

Travels with George

Author : Nathaniel Philbrick
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525562184
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Travels with George written by Nathaniel Philbrick and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Travels with George . . . is quintessential Philbrick—a lively, courageous, and masterful achievement.” —The Boston Globe Does George Washington still matter? Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington’s unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new president through all thirteen former colonies, which were now an unsure nation. Travels with George marks a new first-person voice for Philbrick, weaving history and personal reflection into a single narrative. When George Washington became president in 1789, the United States of America was still a loose and quarrelsome confederation and a tentative political experiment. Washington undertook a tour of the ex-colonies to talk to ordinary citizens about his new government, and to imbue in them the idea of being one thing—Americans. In the fall of 2018, Nathaniel Philbrick embarked on his own journey into what Washington called “the infant woody country” to see for himself what America had become in the 229 years since. Writing in a thoughtful first person about his own adventures with his wife, Melissa, and their dog, Dora, Philbrick follows Washington’s presidential excursions: from Mount Vernon to the new capital in New York; a monthlong tour of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island; a venture onto Long Island and eventually across Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. The narrative moves smoothly between the eighteenth and twenty-first centuries as we see the country through both Washington’s and Philbrick’s eyes. Written at a moment when America’s founding figures are under increasing scrutiny, Travels with George grapples bluntly and honestly with Washington’s legacy as a man of the people, a reluctant president, and a plantation owner who held people in slavery. At historic houses and landmarks, Philbrick reports on the reinterpretations at work as he meets reenactors, tour guides, and other keepers of history’s flame. He paints a picture of eighteenth-century America as divided and fraught as it is today, and he comes to understand how Washington compelled, enticed, stood up to, and listened to the many different people he met along the way—and how his all-consuming belief in the union helped to forge a nation.

Princess of the Silver Woods

Author : Jessica Day George
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1619631261
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Princess of the Silver Woods written by Jessica Day George and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Petunia, youngest of the dancing princesses, is ambushed by bandits in wolf masks on her way to visit an elderly neighbor, the line between enemies and friends becomes blurred as she and her sisters get a chance to end their family's curse once and for all.

Curious George Rides a Bike

Author : Hans Augusto Rey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (221 download)

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Download or read book Curious George Rides a Bike written by Hans Augusto Rey and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George the monkey goes riding on his new bicyle and runs into unexpected adventure.

Schooling and Riding the Sport Horse

Author : Paul D. Cronin
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813922874
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book Schooling and Riding the Sport Horse written by Paul D. Cronin and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The director of the riding program at Sweet Briar College for more than 30 years, Cronin is a well-known and highly respected trainer and riding instructor. Here he presents a clear and practical guide to getting the most out of a horse in a humane and sensitive way.

The Riding Club Crime

Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442498307
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book The Riding Club Crime written by Carolyn Keene and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This summer, nothing’s safe at Green Spring—not even the camp itself… Elsa, a friend of Nancy and George’s and a counselor at Green Spring Pony Club’s summer camp, invites the girls for a ride one afternoon. Along the way, Elsa gushes about how a team of campers will compete in a regional pony club rally. If they win, they’ll go to the national competition! But Elsa’s excitement quickly fades when Nancy’s horse falls into a ditch, and it’s clearly a case of sabotage. This prompts Elsa to tell Nancy about some sinister happenings on the camp’s grounds. Is someone trying to hurt the campers—or the camp? Disguised as a counselor, Nancy tries to figure out who's behind the vicious accidents. And as they become more devastating, Nancy realizes she needs to move quickly. Will her sleuthing skills be enough to keep this camp’s horses and their riders on track?