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Title: The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving
For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools

Author: Washington Irving

Release Date: June 27, 2010 [EBook #32987]

Language: English

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{Frontispiece: WASHINGTON AS A SURVEYOR}

_History of the American Revolution_.

THE STUDENT'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON;
CONDENSED FROM THE LARGER WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.

FOR YOUNG PERSONS AND FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.

NEW YORK:
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS,
182 FIFTH AVENUE.
1876.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by
G. P. PUTNAM & SONS,
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.

PUBLISHER'S NOTE.

In condensing into one compact volume Mr. Irving's elaborate Life of
Washington, care has been taken to retain, not only all the important
facts connected with Washington's career, but also those circumstances
and incidents which may be supposed to contribute to a full estimate
of his character in all its aspects. Nor have any portion of the great
events connected with the era in which he filled so grand and
controlling a part been unduly neglected or subordinated. The work, in
its present abbreviated form, still presents a continuous and complete
record of American history during the period of Washington's official
life. Mr. Irving's language, as a rule, has been retained; but in
cases where a variation from his sentences has been necessary, in
order to secure the requisite brevity, the paragraphs are enclosed in
brackets.

CONTENTS.

I. Birth of Washington.--His Boyhood, . . . . . . . . . . . 1

II. Washington's Youth.--First Surveying Expedition, . . . . 5

III. Rival Claims of the English and the French.--Preparations