Life of George Washington – Volume I

Life of George Washington – Volume I

Washington Irving, american author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century (1783-1859)


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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Genealogy Of The Washington Family

- The Home Of Washington's Boyhood

- Paternal Conduct Of An Elder Brother

- Expedition Beyond The Blue Ridge

- English And French Claims To The Ohio Valley

- Preparations For Hostilities

- Council Of The Ohio Tribes At Logstown

- Arrival At Venango

- Return From Venango

- Reply Of The Chevalier De St. Pierre

- March To The Little Meadows

- Scarcity In The Camp

- Founding Of Port Cumberland

- Return To Quiet Life

- Washington Proclaimed Aide-de-camp

- March From Fort Cumberland

- Arrival At Fort Cumberland

- Costs Of Campaigning

- Reform In The Militia Laws

- Troubles In The Shenandoah Valley

- Founding Of Fort Loudoun

- Washington Vindicates His Conduct To Lord Loudoun

- Washington Recovers His Health

- Slow Operations

- Plan Of Operations For 1759

- Washington's Installation In The House Of Burgesses

- Treaty Of Peace

- Washington's Ideas Concerning The Stamp Act

- Cheerful Life At Mount Vernon

- Hood At Boston

- Expedition Of Washington To The Ohio, In Behalf Of Soldiers' Claims

- Lord Dunmore Governor Of Virginia

- Lord North's Bill Favoring The Exportation Of Teas

- Washington Chairman Of A Political Meeting

- Meeting Of The First Congress

- Gage's Military Measures

- Infatuation In British Councils

- Enlisting Of Troops In The East

- Second Session Of Congress

- More Troops Arrive At Boston

- Battle Of Bunker's Hill

- Departure From Philadelphia