The Life of George Washington, Količina 1

Washington Irving

Cosimo, Inc., 1. avg. 2005 - 408 strani

Author Washington Irving believed this, his monumental biography of America's first great military hero and president, to be his finest literary achievement. Indeed, it is a masterful work, a superlative life of George Washington, and stood as a definitive text long after its 1860 publication.Volume I opens with a genealogy of the Washington family, tracing its roots back to the time of the Norman Conquest, and explores the future general's education as a boy, his service in the French and Indian conflicts, and his participation in the early rumblings of revolution in the British colonies in America.WASHINGTON IRVING (1783-1859) was born in New York City to Scottish immigrant parents. Considered by some the "Father of American Literature," Irving is best known for his short stories, including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle," but he also produced an extensive bibliography of essays, poems, travel books, and biographies.

Vsebina

• Genealogy of the Washington Family: 15
• CHAPTER II: 26
• CHAPTER IV: 37
• CHAPTER V: 43
• CHAPTER VI: 53
• CHAPTER VIII: 64
• CHAPTER IX: 70
• March to the Little MeadowsHumors from the OhioCorrespond: 83
• CHAPTER XII: 91
• CHAPTER XIII: 101
• CHAPTER XIV: 107
• CHAPTER XV: 117
• CHAPTER XVI: 125
• Arrival at Port CumberlandLetters of Washington to his Family: 140
• Reform in the Militia LawsDiscipline of the TroopsDagwortby: 153
• CHAPTER XXI: 166
• Washington Vindicates his Conduct to Lord LoudounHis Recep: 171
• CHAPTER XXIII: 177
• Slow OperationsWashington Orders out the MilitiaMission: 185
• Plan of Operations for 175 Investment of Fort Niagara: 194
• CHAPTER XXVI: 206
• CHAPTER XXVII: 216
• CHAPTER XXVIII: 223
• Cheerful Life at Mount VernonWashington and George Mason: 229
• Hood at BostonThe General Court Refuses to do Business under: 235
• CHAPTER XXXII: 244
• CHAPTER XXXIV: 248
• Meeting of the First CongressOpening CeremoniesEloquence: 259
• CHAPTER XXXVI: 267
• Infatuation in British CouncilsColonel Grant the Braggart: 278
• Enlisting of Troops in the EastCamp at BostonGeneral Artemas: 286
• CHAPTER XXXIX: 291
• CHAPTER XL: 297
• Battle of Bunkers Hill: 305
• CHAPTER XLII: 313
• CHAPTER XLIII: 322
• Questions of Military RankPopularity of PutnamArrangements: 330
• CHAPTER XLV: 337
• Dangers in the InteriorMachinations of the Johnson Family: 343
• CHAPTER XLVII: 355
• British in Boston Send out CruisersDepredations of Captain: 367
• Measures of General HoweDesecration of Churches Three: 374
• CHAPTER LI: 386
• Mount Vernon in DangerMrs Washington Invited to the Camp: 396

O avtorju

Washington Irving, one of the first Americans to achieve international recognition as an author, was born in New York City in 1783. His A History of New York, published in 1809 under the name of Diedrich Knickerbocker, was a satirical history of New York that spanned the years from 1609 to 1664. Under another pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon, he wrote The Sketch-book, which included essays about English folk customs, essays about the American Indian, and the two American stories for which he is most renowned--"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle." Irving served as a member of the U.S. legation in Spain from 1826 to 1829 and as minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846. Following his return to the U.S. in 1846, he began work on a five-volume biography of Washington that was published from 1855-1859. Washington Irving died in 1859 in New York.

Bibliografski podatki

• Naslov: The Life of George Washington, Količina 1; Cosimo Classics biography; The Life of George Washington
• Avtor: Washington Irving
• Izdaja: ilustrirana, ponatisnjena
• Založnik: Cosimo, Inc., 2005
• ISBN: 1596050993, 9781596050990
• Dolžina: 408 strani