Category: Biographies
Lawrence and John Washington--Their Emigration--Augustine Washington--His Marriage with Jane Ball--Birth of George--The Parental Home--The Scenery--Anecdotes--The Mother of Washington--Education--Lord Fairfax--The Surveying Tour--George at the age of seventeen years--The Mansi...
Embarrassments of the Confederacy--Assaults upon Washington-- Philadelphia evacuated--Lee’s Retreat--England enlists Savages--Lord Chatham--British Ravages--Capture of Stony Poi...
2. CHAPTER I.Lawrence and John Washington--Their Emigration--Augustine Washington--His Marriage with Jane Ball--Birth of George--The Parental Home--The Scenery--Anecdotes--The Mother of Wash...
3. CHAPTER II.The Visit to Fort Le Bœuf--The Return Journey--Incidents by the way--The Night Journey--The Wreck upon the Raft--Night on the island--Romantic scene--Reception at Williamsburg--...
6. CHAPTER V.Life among the Planters--The Dismal Swamp--The peace of Fontainebleau--Arrogance of the British--The Stamp Act--Speech of Patrick Henry--The First Congress--Testimony of Frankli...
7. CHAPTER VI.Death of Martha Custis--Parental Solicitude--Anti-Tea Combination--The Boston Tea Party--The Port Bill--Policy of Lord Dunmore--Fashion at Williamsburg--The Virginia Aristocracy...
5. CHAPTER IV.Political Views of Washington--Lord Fairfax--Greenway Court--Panic at Winchester--Raids of the Savages--Policy of the British Government--Trials of Washington--The Ministry of P...
4. CHAPTER III.Braddock’s Army--Washington Resigns, accepts the office of Aide to Braddock--Interview with Franklin--Crossing the Mountains--The Ambush--The warnings of Washington--The Attack-...
9. CHAPTER VIII.The Challenge--Bold Plan of Washington--The Expedition to Canada--The Conflagration of Falmouth--Barbarism of the Foe--The Captured Brigantine--A gleam of Joy--Cruel treatment o...
10. CHAPTER IX.The Refugees--Return of Patriots--The Hessians--Scenes in Canada--Renewed Efforts of the British--Alexander Hamilton--Declaration of Independence--Prediction of John Adams--Posi...
8. CHAPTER VII.Letter to his Wife--Affairs at Boston--Proclamation of Gage--The Battle of Bunker Hill--Results of the Battle--The Loss on each side--The journey of Washington--Scenes in New Yo...
11. CHAPTER X.Crossing the Hudson--The retreat--Views of the British--Strange conduct of Lee--His capture--Crossing the Delaware--Battle of Trenton--Heroic march upon Princeton--Discomfiture...
12. CHAPTER XI.Philadelphia occupied by the English--Condition of Burgoyne--Nature of the Conflict--Treachery of the Indians--Burgoyne’s Efforts to Escape--Cruel Devastation--The Surrender--It...
1. CHAPTER XI.