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قراءة كتاب George Washington
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Washington Leaving His Home"MAKERS OF AMERICAN HISTORY" SERIES
GEORGE
WASHINGTON
By CALISTA McCABE COURTENAY
ILLUSTRATED BY
A. M. TURNER
AND
HARRIET KAUCHER
George WashingtonCopyright, 1917, by
SAM'L GABRIEL SONS & COMPANY
NEW YORK
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| Chapter I | 5 |
|---|---|
| Washington's Early Life—Appointed as Surveyor—First Trip into the Wilderness—Entrusted with Message to the French. | |
| Chapter II | 20 |
| Washington Appointed a Member of Gen. Braddock's Staff—French and Indian War—Washington Made Commander of Virginia Forces—Causes of the American Revolution—Washington a Member of the First Continental Congress. | |
| Chapter III | 30 |
| Beginning of the Revolution—Washington Made Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army—British Forced to Leave Boston. | |
| Chapter IV | 40 |
| Declaration of Independence Signed—Battle of Long Island—Battle of White Plains—Washington Crosses the Delaware and Surprises the Hessians at Trenton. | |
| Chapter V | 52 |
| Recapture of Fort Ticonderoga by Gen. Burgoyne—Battle of Brandywine—Battle of Germantown—Burgoyne's Surrender at Saratoga—Washington at Valley Forge—Alliance with France. | |
| Chapter VI | 62 |
| Battle of Monmouth—Patriots Receive Aid from France—Recapture of Fort at Stony Point by Gen. Anthony Wayne—Washington at Morristown—Surrender of Charleston, S. C., to the British—Treason of Benedict Arnold. | |
| Chapter VII | 73 |
| Gen. Gates Defeated at Camden, S. C.—Battle of King's Mountain—Washington Sends Aid to the South—Siege of Yorktown—Surrender of Lord Cornwallis—Peace Treaty Signed—Washington's Farewell to His Officers. | |
| Chapter VIII | 83 |
| Washington Retires to Mount Vernon—Inaugurated as First President of the United States—His Reelection—His Death at Mount Vernon. |
The Washington MonumentLIST OF COLORED PLATES
| Washington Leaving His Home | Frontispiece |
| Washington Taking Command of the Army | 20 |
| Washington Crossing the Delaware | 40 |
| At Valley Forge | 52 |
| Washington Bidding Farewell to His Officers | 73 |
| Washington Welcomed in New York | 83 |
CHAPTER I
WASHINGTON'S EARLY LIFE—APPOINTED AS SURVEYOR—FIRST TRIP INTO THE WILDERNESS—ENTRUSTED WITH MESSAGE TO THE FRENCH—1732-1754
The twenty-second day of February is a national holiday in America because, as everybody knows, it is the anniversary of George Washington's birthday. All loyal Americans love and honor him, the greatest man in the history of the Republic.
He was born in 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia, where the Potomac River flowed past his father's farm. The farm-house, called "Wakefield," was burned, but the United States Government built a monument to mark the place where it stood.
When "Wakefield" was destroyed, the family lived for a time in a home, later called Mount Vernon, in Fairfax County. But the real boyhood home of George Washington was a farm overlooking the Rappahannock River, where his parents went when he was about eight years old. His father, Augustine