200 Years: A Bicentennial Illustrated History of the United States, Volume 1Books by U.S. News & World Report, 1973 - United States |
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... Washington watched his helpless Fort Washington troops ground their muskets . " The General seemed in an agony when he saw the fort surrendered , " an eyewitness recalled . That the proud , sensitive Washington should be agonized was ...
... Washington watched his helpless Fort Washington troops ground their muskets . " The General seemed in an agony when he saw the fort surrendered , " an eyewitness recalled . That the proud , sensitive Washington should be agonized was ...
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... Washington at Yorktown ell onsieur S Pieville Portant. A n air of crisis hung over patriot headquarters in New England . The war was in its seventh year , and the Continental Army was rapidly shrinking as bone - thin , weary men reached ...
... Washington at Yorktown ell onsieur S Pieville Portant. A n air of crisis hung over patriot headquarters in New England . The war was in its seventh year , and the Continental Army was rapidly shrinking as bone - thin , weary men reached ...
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... Washington ( 1789-1797 ) After the victory at Yorktown , one of his colonels pro- posed that General Washington be crowned king . The thought of heading the nation , as king or otherwise , appalled Washington ; he wished only to retire ...
... Washington ( 1789-1797 ) After the victory at Yorktown , one of his colonels pro- posed that General Washington be crowned king . The thought of heading the nation , as king or otherwise , appalled Washington ; he wished only to retire ...
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