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Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In "Washington : a Life" celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation, dashing forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and revealing an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people.
Publisher
Cinedigm Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"George Washington is central to understanding America's founding. He was the crucial figure in winning the American Revolution, in creating the Constitution, and in establishing the precedents for effective self-government as our first President. This documentary explores the life and legacy of Washington and features interviews with H.W. Brands, Douglas Brinkley, Jane Hampton Cook, Joseph Ellis and William Forstchen."--Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Providence Forum Press
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Lillback paints a picture of a man, who, faced with unprecedented challenges and circumstances, ultimately drew upon his persistent qualities of character--honesty, justice, equity, perserverance, piety, forgiveness, humility, and servant leadership, to become one of the most revered figures in world history."--Page 4 of cover
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Portrays George Washington as a shy boy who wasn't afraid of anything except talking to people, but who grew up to lead an army against the British and serve as president of the new nation.
Author
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This title will introduce little readers to the 1st president of the United States, George Washington. Readers will gather basic, biographical information about Washington through easy-to-read, simple text. Theyll also love the historical photographs and images, the More Facts section, and bolded glossary terms.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Veteran children's author McClafferty takes a look at the life of George Washington by chronicling the fascinating process of creating life-sized statues of Washington using the latest modeling techniques.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
©2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Besides being a general and the first president of the United States, George Washington was also a farmer. His efforts to create a self-sufficient farm at Mount Vernon, Virginia, mirrored his struggle to form a new nation. Excerpts from Washington's writings are featured throughout the book, which also includes a timeline, resource section, as well as essays on Washington at Mount Vernon and his thoughts on slavery.--From publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The Farewell was published at the end of Washington's second term. It was reprinted in newspapers across the country. The President began the letter during his first term intending to retire but was persuaded by Hamilton and Jefferson to run for a second. By the end of that term he was the object of scurrilous press attacks and alarmed by the growing partisan bitterness. Fearful for the country's future, Washington pled with his countrymen to resist...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.7 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Formats
Description
Drawing from the newly catalogued Washington papers at the University of Virginia, the author paints a full portrait of Washington's life and career in the context of eighteenth-century America, richly detailing his private life and illustrating the ways in which it influenced his public persona. When Washington died in 1799, Ellis tells us, he was eulogized as "first in the hearts of his countrymen." Since then, however, his image has been chiseled...
17) Presidents' Day
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
©2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the holiday that honors those who have been president of our country.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
©2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
During the Revolutionary War, a Jewish soldier from Poland lights the menorah on the first night of Hanukkah and tells General George Washington the story of the Maccabees and the miracle that Hanukkah celebrates. Based on factual events.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Combining biography and Washington's own writings with his own comments and sidebars, Beck explores our nation's first president and describes how Washington's beliefs and values--beliefs and values which united a country in an age even more fractious than our own--are especially important to remember today.
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