HISTORICAL
FC F4-123 History of Life and Death of General Washington (complete book)
♦ George Washington and the Founding of a Nation by Albert Marrin
♥ The Life of George Washington by Mason Weems
This was the #1 bestseller of its day and is the biography of Washington that inspired the heart of a young Abraham Lincoln.
♥ A History of the Life and Death, Virtues and Exploits of General George Washington
An earlier 1800 version with additional notes.
♥ The Story-Life of Washington–A Life History in Five Hundred True Stories, Selected from Original Sources and Fitted Together in Order by Wayne Whipple (1911)
“It is the intention here to avail ourselves of hundreds of [snapshots] and focus them together like a composite photograph, or rather, from all sides and angles of view, make a solid, living, moving pictures of George Washington.”
♥ The Wonderful Story of Washington and the Meaning of His Life for the Youth and Patriotism of America by C.M. Stevens (1917)
“The public-schooled youth, who is not in one way or another familiar with the Americanism of Washington . . . is not prepared to be an American. The number of un-Americans in America may, in some crisis, become appalling, if, in fact, they do not succeed in Europeanizing America. Against that possibility there is nothing to save us, if we do not save ourselves as our hereditary task of American patriotism. . . American life and its ideal humanity cannot be understood by American youth until the wonderful character and struggle of [Washington is] understood as the expression and the meaning of America.”
♥ Washington in Domestic Life from Original Letters and Manuscripts by Richard Rush (1857)
♥ The Life of George Washington by Mason Weems
This was the #1 bestseller of its day and is the biography of Washington that inspired the heart of a young Abraham Lincoln.
♥ A History of the Life and Death, Virtues and Exploits of General George Washington
An earlier 1800 version with additional notes.
♥ The Story-Life of Washington–A Life History in Five Hundred True Stories, Selected from Original Sources and Fitted Together in Order by Wayne Whipple (1911)
“It is the intention here to avail ourselves of hundreds of [snapshots] and focus them together like a composite photograph, or rather, from all sides and angles of view, make a solid, living, moving pictures of George Washington.”
♥ The Wonderful Story of Washington and the Meaning of His Life for the Youth and Patriotism of America by C.M. Stevens (1917)
“The public-schooled youth, who is not in one way or another familiar with the Americanism of Washington . . . is not prepared to be an American. The number of un-Americans in America may, in some crisis, become appalling, if, in fact, they do not succeed in Europeanizing America. Against that possibility there is nothing to save us, if we do not save ourselves as our hereditary task of American patriotism. . . American life and its ideal humanity cannot be understood by American youth until the wonderful character and struggle of [Washington is] understood as the expression and the meaning of America.”
♥ Washington in Domestic Life from Original Letters and Manuscripts by Richard Rush (1857)
HISTORICAL FICTION
BIOGRAPHIES
FC G11-111 MaryWashington Mother of George Washington
FC G11-130 Martha Washington Wife of George Washington
FC G11-130 Martha Washington Wife of George Washington
♥ George Washington by Ada Russell
Heroes of All Time
♥ George Washington by John Abbott
"..has no superior. Humanity is proud of his name. He seems to have approached as near perfection as any man who ever lived. In his wonderful career we became familiar with all the struggles of the American Revolution . With a feeble soldiery, collected from a population of less than three millions of people, he baffled all the efforts of the fleets and armies of Britain, the most powerful empire upon this globe."
♦ $ George Washington and the Founding of a Nation by Albert Marrin
A full account of George Washington's role in building the early U.S. republic explores his life, focusing on the assets he brought to public life.
♥ $ George Washington, the Christian by William Johnson
A reprint of a pre-1923 text that focuses on evidence of Washington's Christianity.
♥ The Heart of Washington: an Intimate Study of the Father of His Country from the Personal Human Side by Wayne Whipple (1916)
♦ $ The Real George Washington by Andrew Allison
This is such an interesting read and will inspire your heart. The back half of the book is loaded with things Washington said, sorted by topic.
♦ The Real George Washington by Jay Parry (2008)
Heroes of All Time
♥ George Washington by John Abbott
"..has no superior. Humanity is proud of his name. He seems to have approached as near perfection as any man who ever lived. In his wonderful career we became familiar with all the struggles of the American Revolution . With a feeble soldiery, collected from a population of less than three millions of people, he baffled all the efforts of the fleets and armies of Britain, the most powerful empire upon this globe."
♦ $ George Washington and the Founding of a Nation by Albert Marrin
A full account of George Washington's role in building the early U.S. republic explores his life, focusing on the assets he brought to public life.
♥ $ George Washington, the Christian by William Johnson
A reprint of a pre-1923 text that focuses on evidence of Washington's Christianity.
♥ The Heart of Washington: an Intimate Study of the Father of His Country from the Personal Human Side by Wayne Whipple (1916)
♦ $ The Real George Washington by Andrew Allison
This is such an interesting read and will inspire your heart. The back half of the book is loaded with things Washington said, sorted by topic.
♦ The Real George Washington by Jay Parry (2008)