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Sterling North, author of the award-winning children s classic Rascal, tells the tale of the Father of Our Country and how he became one of the greatest leaders of all time. Focusing particularly on Washington s youth, North fully captures the spirit of the man as he examines his childhood in colonial Virginia, his early experiences as a member of the militia, and his many other adventures leading up to the Revolutionary War. The fully rounded person who emerges from this captivating portrait is uncomfortable with words, shy with women, totally at home in the outdoors, and deeply in love with the country he helped found."
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1402736118
ISBN13:9781402736117
Release Date:August 2006
Publisher:Sterling Publishing (NY)
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.68 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.6" x 8.3"
Age Range:12 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 7 and higher
Customer Reviews
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Terrific Biography of Washington for Teens
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This biography takes the reader from George Washington's birth past the French and Indian War when he takes his place as a legislator in the Virginia House of Burgesses. It is a quiet, interesting biography I was thrilled to read. I get a sense of George Washington as a man and a person, not just as a figurehead. George had no experience soldiering or as a leader when he became a colonel in the British Colonial Army. He has status and rank but that is about it. He fought the French and made the first move though provoked by the French who were spying on his troops. George was not the best lover in the world. He found it difficult to court and retain eligible girls for marriage. He was lucky in finding Martha who it seems suited him though it was originally a marriage of convienince on both sides. This book really was interesting and I quite enjoyed it.
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