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c1991., Ages 3-6, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: J BIO 973.4 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Presents the boyhood life of George Washington up to his twenty-first birthday.
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[c1972], Newsweek; distributed by Harper & Row Call No: 973.4 1 0924 B Availability:0 of 2 At Your Library Series Title: The Founding fathers
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By Beck, Glenn2011., Adult, Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts Call No: BIOG 973.4 1 092 Edition: 1st Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts hardcover ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Combining biography and the writings of George Washington with his own insights, comments, and sidebars, Glenn Beck explores the first president of the United States and describes how Washington's beliefs and values are especially important to remember in modern times.
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2019., Adults, Flatiron Books Call No: HIST 973.4 1092 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington's bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York William Tryon and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against the most important member of the military: George Washington himself. This is the story of the secret plot and how it was revealed. It is a story of leaders, liars, counterfeiters, and jailhouse confessors. It also shows just how hard the battle was for George Washington--and how close America was to losing the Revolutionary War. Taking place during the most critical period of our nation's birth, The First Conspiracy tells a remarkable and previously untold piece of American history that not only reveals George Washington's character, but also illuminates the origins of America's counterintelligence movement that led to the modern day CIA"--
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-- Diverse soldier-mariners who shaped the country, formed the Navy, and rowed Washington across the Delaware[2021]., Adults, Atlantic Monthly Press Call No: HIST 973.3 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "On the stormy night of August 29, 1776, the Continental Army faced annihilation. After losing the Battle of Brooklyn, the British had Washington's army trapped against the East River. The fate of the Revolution rested heavily on the shoulders of the soldier-mariners from Marblehead, Massachusetts. Serving side-by-side in one of the country's first diverse units, they pulled off an "American Dunkirk" and saved the army. In the annals of the American Revolution, no group played a more consequential role than the Marbleheaders. At the right time in the right place, they repeatedly altered the course of events, and their story shines new light on our understanding of the Revolution. As acclaimed historian Patrick K. O'Donnell dramatically recounts, beginning nearly a decade before the war started, Marbleheaders such as Elbridge Gerry and Azor Orne spearheaded the break with Britain and helped shape the nascent United States by playing a crucial role governing, building alliances, seizing British ships, and forging critical supply lines that established the origins of the US Navy. The Marblehead Regiment, led by John Glover, became truly indispensable. Marbleheaders battled at Lexington and on Bunker Hill and formed the elite Guard that protected George Washington. Then, at the most crucial time in the war, the regiment conveyed 2,400 of Washington's men across the ice-filled Delaware River on Christmas night of 1776, delivering a momentum-shifting surprise attack on Trenton. Later, Marblehead doctor Nathaniel Bond inoculated the Continental Army against a deadly virus, which changed the course of history. This uniquely diverse group of white, Black, and Native American soldiers set an inclusive standard of unity the US Army would not reach again for over 170 years. The Marbleheaders' story makes The Indispensables a vital addition to the literature of the American Revolution"--
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2017., Adults, Henry Holt & Company Call No: HIST 973.3 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "In a book told through the eyes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Great Britain's King George III, the authors chronicle the path to independence in gripping detail, taking the readers from the battlefields of America to the royal courts of Europe." --from the Publisher.
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c2000., Ages 3-6, Random House Call No: G OSB Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Magic tree house Volume: #22Summary Note: Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.
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1996., Ages 3-6, G. Stevens Pub. Call No: J BIO 973.4 Edition: [Large print ed.]. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Famous livesSummary Note: Recounts the life of America's first president, including his youth in Virginia, military career, role in the formation of an independent nation, and leadership of that new country.