--- If You Grew Up with George WashingtonTells what it was like to live in Virginia in the 1730s and 1740s when George Washington was growing up. |
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Page 9Introduction | 9 |
What did children do to have fun? Did they read books? | 18 |
25Would you go to school? What kind of school did George | 25 |
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If You Grew Up with George Washington Ruth Belov Gross,Emily Arnold McCully No preview available - 1993 |
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