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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
229 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Conceived soon after the American Revolution ended, the great monument to George Washington was not finally completed until almost a century later; the great obelisk was finished in 1884, and remains the tallest stone structure in the world at 555 feet. The story behind its construction is a largely untold and intriguing piece of American history, which acclaimed historian John Steele Gordon relates with verve, connecting it to the colorful saga of...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
This New York Times bestseller offers “an unblinking view of our national heroes by one who cherishes them, warts and all” (New York Review of Books).
In Inventing a Nation, National Book Award winner Gore Vidal transports the reader into the minds, the living rooms (and bedrooms), the convention halls, and the salons of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and others. We come
24) Valley Forge
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xii, 417 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Heart of Everything That Is and Lucky 666 return with an unforgettable and perhaps the most underappreciated chapter in American history--the inspiring, page-turning account of Valley Forge, the Continental Army winter camp where George Washington turned the tide of the American Revolution"--
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xv, 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War from the New York Times bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Valiant Ambition In the fall of 1780, after five frustrating years of war, George Washington had come to realize that the only way to defeat the British Empire was with the help of the French navy. But as he had learned after two years of trying, coordinating his army's movements with those of a fleet of warships...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A graphic biography of America's first president blends true facts with humorous illustrations to bring American history to life.
29) George Washington, spymaster: how the Americans outspied the British and won the Revolutionary War
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
A biography of Revolutionary War general and first President of the United States, George Washington, focusing on his use of spies to gather intelligence that helped the colonies win the war.
30) The man who would not be Washington: Robert E. Lee's Civil War and his decision that changed history
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xi, 369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 22
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
When General George Washington beat a hasty retreat from New York City in August 1776, many thought the American Revolution might soon be over. Instead, Washington rallied--thanks in large part to a little-known, top-secret group called the Culper Spy Ring. Washington realized that he couldn't beat the British with military might, so he recruited a sophisticated and deeply secretive intelligence network to infiltrate New York. So carefully guarded...
Author
Series
Time warp trio volume 15
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents an alternative account of what really happened on the night General George Washington and his army crossed the Delaware. American history may never be the same.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xviii, 374 pages : illustrrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When George Washington became president in 1798, 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 their lives and their feelings about his new government, and to imbue in them the idea of being one thing--Americans. Nathaniel Philbrick embarked on his own journey into what Washington called "the infant...
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
x, 257 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Rush Revere and the kids from Manchester Middle School go back in time and meet the first three presidents of the United States.
36) Washington
Publisher
A+E Television
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (258 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explores the full arc of George Washington's journey and weaves together dramatic live-action sequences, excerpts from Washington's letters and insights from a roster of notable experts, historians, and scholars to tell a very personal story about the evolution of one of history's most iconic leaders.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
100 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Washington's army nearly perished during the winter of 1777-78. Camped at Valley Forge, the revolutionaries endured severe hardship. The army's supply system had collapsed and they were without supplies. But when the harsh winter ended, the soldiers had survived, and marched away from Valley Forge more determined than ever.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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...
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