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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictWhen first published, this was boldly labeled the "best single-volume biography of Washington ever written" by LJ. Alden is "judicious in his judgment, balanced in his presentation, and always ... Read full review
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments | 9 |
The Young Virginian | 11 |
The Herald of Empire | 23 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | George Washington: A Biography Laurel book Southern biography series |
| Authors | John D. Alden, John Richard Alden |
| Publisher | Dell Pub., 1987 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 1 Jun 2009 |
| ISBN | 0440328365, 9780440328360 |
| Length | 333 pages |
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