General Washington's Christmas farewell a Mount Vernon homecoming, 1783
One of America's greatest Christmas stories and also one of its very first - from the period between the end of the Revolutionary War and the ratification of the Constitution - was a creation of none other than George Washington. The story isn't just about Washington coming home for Christmas for th...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a General Washington's Christmas farewell : |b a Mount Vernon homecoming, 1783 / |c Stanley Weintraub. |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-195) and index. | ||
| 520 | 0 | |a One of America's greatest Christmas stories and also one of its very first - from the period between the end of the Revolutionary War and the ratification of the Constitution - was a creation of none other than George Washington. The story isn't just about Washington coming home for Christmas for the first time since the war began, but about the character of our most important Founding Father and about the precedent he set for democratic leadership. It is the story of a loving husband, a beloved military leader, and above all, a humble and great man. | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Farewells |z United States |x History |y 18th century. | |
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