Project Gutenberg 2006-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 110 Marshall, John 1755 1835 The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States Reading ease score: 55.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Linda Cantoni and David Widger "The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1" by John Marshall is a historical account likely written in the early 19th century. The text provides a detailed biography of George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the American forces during the Revolutionary War, and the first President of the United States. The book is intended to portray Washington's contributions and achievements, delving into both his military strategies and civilian leadership during and after the war for independence. At the start of the work, Marshall outlines the significant historical context surrounding Washington's life, including the American colonies' struggle for independence and the early events leading to the establishment of the United States. He emphasizes Washington's critical role in both military and political spheres, detailing his unyielding leadership during challenging times and the reverence held for him by his contemporaries. The opening sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of Washington's character and legacy, as well as the events that shaped the nascent nation during his era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/18591/18591-h/images/titlepage1.jpg en Generals -- United States -- Biography Presidents -- United States -- Biography Washington, George, 1732-1799 E300 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 875019 875035 2024-10-08T08:48:08.845912 2023-09-08T10:14:35.262097 text/html text/html 880238 2006-06-15T09:52:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1224368 2006-06-15T09:54:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1274906 2024-10-08T08:48:18.618887 application/epub+zip 1294944 2024-10-08T08:48:10.041917 application/epub+zip 376034 2024-10-08T08:48:09.425946 application/epub+zip 1532938 2024-10-08T08:48:25.303824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1499487 2024-10-08T08:48:17.965863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583332 2022-09-09T04:38:35.851407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 791169 791144 2024-10-08T08:48:07.266914 2023-09-08T10:14:33.949022 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 791225 2006-06-15T09:52:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 271397 2006-06-15T09:54:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 791218 2006-06-15T09:52:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 271344 2006-06-15T09:54:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21817 2024-10-08T08:48:25.453804 application/rdf+xml 15366 2024-10-08T08:48:09.547906 image/jpeg 2377 2024-10-08T08:48:09.487895 image/jpeg 1223686 2024-10-08T08:48:08.943899 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia