Project Gutenberg 2006-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 85 Marshall, John 1755 1835 The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 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: 52.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Linda Cantoni and David Widger "The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2" by John Marshall is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This volume chronicles the life and exploits of George Washington, highlighting his military career and pivotal role in America's pursuit of independence. The narrative weaves through Washington's journey from his early military engagements to the significant events leading to his appointment as the Commander-in-Chief of the American forces. The opening of the narrative delves into George Washington's early life and military career, starting from his birth and culminating in his initial military engagements against the French. It describes his early experiences in military service, including his daunting journey to confront French forces and his eventual rise to Lieutenant Colonel. The text highlights Washington's early battles, his efforts amid dire circumstances to rally colonial forces, and the growing tensions that would eventually lead to the American Revolution. This portion of the work sets the stage for Washington's character development and introduces the formidable challenges he faced as a military leader during a tumultuous time in history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/18592/18592-h/images/titlepage2.jpg en Generals -- United States -- Biography Presidents -- United States -- Biography Washington, George, 1732-1799 E300 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 876343 876337 2024-10-08T08:48:27.286803 2023-09-08T10:14:51.361163 text/html text/html 880321 2006-06-15T09:59:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1139206 2006-06-15T09:59:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1190050 2024-10-08T08:48:36.436750 application/epub+zip 1209772 2024-10-08T08:48:28.337790 application/epub+zip 386401 2024-10-08T08:48:27.795822 application/epub+zip 1440230 2024-10-08T08:48:42.850716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1416106 2024-10-08T08:48:35.864765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594980 2022-09-09T04:39:02.460627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 824815 824790 2024-10-08T08:48:25.862832 2023-09-08T10:14:50.127152 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 824919 2006-06-15T09:59:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 285241 2006-06-15T09:59:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 824913 2006-06-15T09:59:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285210 2006-06-15T09:59:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21911 2024-10-08T08:48:42.987717 application/rdf+xml 15531 2024-10-08T08:48:27.911790 image/jpeg 2397 2024-10-08T08:48:27.857802 image/jpeg 1140274 2024-10-08T08:48:27.396827 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