The Life of WashingtonBelknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1962 - 226 頁 The effect of this "single, immortal, and dubious anecdote," and others like it, has made this book one of the most influential in the history of American folklore. Originally published as an eighty-page pamphlet entitled The Life and Memorable Actions of George Washington, it quickly attained immense popularity. In 1806 a so-called fifth edition was published which contained for the first time the tale of George Washington and the cherry tree; the book has survived to this day, although largely on the basis of that episode. This volume follows the text of the ninth (1809) printing, which included all the famous anecdotes. This republication is unique in its detailed commentary on Mason Weems and other biographers of Washington. |
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... brother at Mount Vernon , and went with him to Bermuda . It was at Bermuda that George took the small - pox , which marked him rather agreeably than other- wise . Lawrence never recovered , but returned to Virginia , where he died just ...
... brother at Mount Vernon , and went with him to Bermuda . It was at Bermuda that George took the small - pox , which marked him rather agreeably than other- wise . Lawrence never recovered , but returned to Virginia , where he died just ...
第 26 頁
... brother . Indeed , Hugh Stinson , the second brother , who had a way of snapping his eyes when he talked of any thing that greatly pleased him , used to brighten up at the name of Washington , and would tell his friends , that " he and ...
... brother . Indeed , Hugh Stinson , the second brother , who had a way of snapping his eyes when he talked of any thing that greatly pleased him , used to brighten up at the name of Washington , and would tell his friends , that " he and ...
第 177 頁
... brother . Sometimes with his gun he would go out in quest of partridges and snipes , and other fine flavoured game , to tempt his brother's sickly appetite , and gain him strength . At other times he would sit for hours and read to him ...
... brother . Sometimes with his gun he would go out in quest of partridges and snipes , and other fine flavoured game , to tempt his brother's sickly appetite , and gain him strength . At other times he would sit for hours and read to him ...
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