Project Gutenberg 2009-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 121 Remy, Jean S. 00004106 Lives of the Presidents Told in Words of One Syllable Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, C. St. Charleskindt, Michael and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Lives of the Presidents Told in Words of One Syllable" by Jean S. Remy is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This unique work aims to summarize the lives of notable U.S. Presidents using simple, one-syllable words, making it accessible for readers of all ages. The book covers a wide range of presidents, starting with George Washington and moving through the early leaders of the United States, providing a digestible overview of their significant contributions and personal stories. The opening of the book introduces George Washington, detailing his early life, family background, and formative experiences that shaped him into the leader who would become the first President of the United States. We learn about his childhood in Virginia, the loss of his father at a young age, and his education. The narrative also highlights pivotal moments, such as Washington's early ventures in surveying land and leading in youth, leading up to his rise in the military during the French and Indian War. This sets the stage for his eventual role in the American Revolutionary War and his leadership in establishing a new nation. Overall, the beginning serves as an engaging precursor to the life of a figure revered as the "Father of His Country." (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Presidents -- United States -- Biography E151 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 195306 195050 2024-10-12T08:53:36.483288 2023-09-12T11:38:40.193914 text/html text/html 192474 2021-01-04T20:47:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2977163 2021-01-04T20:47:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3008342 2024-10-12T08:53:41.373252 application/epub+zip 3009403 2024-10-12T08:53:37.698294 application/epub+zip 122773 2024-10-12T08:53:36.974281 application/epub+zip 2064212 2024-10-12T08:53:44.342231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2035351 2024-10-12T08:53:40.643272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178545 2022-09-13T08:28:01.227767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161996 161872 2024-10-12T08:53:35.951282 2023-09-12T11:38:39.739907 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 161844 2021-01-04T20:47:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58151 2021-01-04T20:47:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 161835 2021-01-04T20:47:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58135 2021-01-04T20:47:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20840 2024-10-12T08:53:44.766225 application/rdf+xml 27086 2024-10-12T08:53:37.063270 image/jpeg 3630 2024-10-12T08:53:37.023268 image/jpeg 2975636 2024-10-12T08:53:36.599299 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