From Farm House to White House

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Author

Thayer, William Makepeace, 1820-1898

Title

From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services

Credits

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Jude Eylander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)

Subject

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Category

Text

eBook-No.

28618

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28618

Release Date

April 27, 2009

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.From Farm House to the White House — LOG CABIN TO WHITE HOUSE SERIES — From Farm House to the White House — THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON HIS BOYHOOD, YOUTH, MANHOOD, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE AND SERVICES By William M. Thayer — ILLUSTRATED — NEW YORK HURST & COMPANY PUBLISHERS — Log Cabin to White House Series. — UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME. BY WILLIAM M. THAYER: — By Edward S. Ellis: — HURST & COMPANY Publishers, New York. — Copyright, 1890, By JAMES H. EARLE.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS. — I. ANCESTORS AND BIRTH. — II. BOYHOOD. — III. SCHOOL DAYS. — IV. METHOD AND THOROUGHNESS. — V. FOUR INCIDENTS AND THEIR LESSONS. — VI. HIS MOTHER. — VII. YOUNG SURVEYOR. — VIII. MILITARY HONORS. — IX. MISSION TO THE FRENCH. — X. FRENCH MISSION—(CONTINUED.) — XI. HIS FIRST BATTLE. — XII. ON GENERAL BRADDOCK'S STAFF. — XIII. ON THE FRONTIER. — XIV. A RIFT IN THE CLOUD. — XV. HIS WIFE AND HOME. — XVI. COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. — XVII. IN THE SIEGE OF BOSTON. — XVIII. DEFENDING NEW YORK. — XIX. FROM HARLEM TO TRENTON. — XX. BATTLES OF TRENTON AND PRINCETON. — XXI. DEFEAT AND VICTORY. — XXII. CLOSE OF THE WAR. — XXIII. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. — XXIV. DEATH AND FUNERAL CEREMONIES. — XXV. — LIFE OF WASHINGTON
4. 4.I ANCESTORS AND BIRTH.
5. 5.II. BOYHOOD.
6. 6.III. SCHOOL-DAYS.
7. 7.IV. METHOD AND THOROUGHNESS.
8. 8.V. FOUR INCIDENTS AND THEIR LESSONS.
9. 9.VI. HIS MOTHER.
10. 10.VII. YOUNG SURVEYOR.
11. 11.VIII. MILITARY HONORS.
12. 12.IX. MISSION TO THE FRENCH.
13. 13.X. FRENCH MISSION—( Continued. )
14. 14.XI. HIS FIRST BATTLE.
15. 15.XII. ON GENERAL BRADDOCK'S STAFF.
16. 16.XIII. ON THE FRONTIER.
17. 17.XIV. A RIFT IN THE CLOUD.
18. 18.XV. HIS WIFE AND HOME.
19. 19.XVI. COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
20. 20.XVII. IN THE SIEGE OF BOSTON.
21. 21.XVIII. DEFENDING NEW YORK.
22. 22.XIX. FROM HARLEM TO TRENTON.
23. 23.XX. BATTLES OF TRENTON AND PRINCETON.
24. 24.XXI. DEFEAT AND VICTORY.
25. 25.XXII. CLOSE OF THE WAR.
26. 26.XXIII. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
27. 27.FAREWELL ADDRESS.
28. 28.XXIV. DEATH, AND FUNERAL CEREMONIES.
29. 29.XXV. EULOGY BY GENERAL HENRY LEE.
30. 30.BOY INVENTORS SERIES — STORIES OF SKILL AND INGENUITY — By RICHARD BONNER
31. 31.BORDER BOYS SERIES — Mexican and Canadian Frontier Series — By FREMONT B. DEERING.
32. 32.BUNGALOW BOYS SERIES — LIVE STORIES OF OUTDOOR LIFE — By DEXTER J. FORRESTER.
33. 33.MOTOR RANGERS SERIES — HIGH SPEED MOTOR STORIES — By MARVIN WEST.
34. 34.DREADNOUGHT BOYS SERIES — Tales of the New Navy — By CAPT. WILBUR LAWTON Author of "BOY AVIATORS SERIES."
35. 35.MOTOR MAIDS SERIES — Wholesome Stories of Adventure — By KATHERINE STOKES.

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