Books with title The Life of George Washington

America’s story is the story of heroic men and women. They came to a wilderness. In that wilderness they created settlements. Ultimately, they created a nation. They expanded that nation across a continent.Courageous and brave? Yes! Purposeful and fearless? Yes! Selfless and dutiful? Yes! Their stories uplift. Their stories make us proud.George Washington is one of them.For Parents:This book and others published by ngbkids have been checked for reading level (RL).This author pushes RL limits. He uses longer, more difficult sentences. He doesn’t avoid words with more than two syllables. He looks to use punctuation correctly.He strives to increase vocabulary, both active and recognition.This description has a 5.8 reading level. The story RL is a much lower 3.4.

"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." - Calista McCabe Courtenay

This book, originally published in 1922, is part of a highly readable and enjoyable series of books, Famous Americans for Young Readers, which includes volumes on Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, and others. These stories of statesmen, presidents, and inventors are presented to inspire students to follow their examples of courage, determination, honesty, and willingness to work. Suitable for young readers and adults.From the book's preface: “No better training in citizenship can be placed in [one’s] hands than the plain, unvarnished story of each of our great leaders. This we have tried to give in the case of George Washington — going carefully back to the early documents, trying to paint a faithful portrait, and supplementing the facts of history with just enough color of imagination to give a glow of life to the canvas. Treated as a human being, Washington becomes a good comrade and friend whom [everyone] should know and love.”CONTENTSI. Early Home LifeII. The Young SurveyorIII. The Budding SoldierIV. In the French and Indian WarV. The Virginia Planter VI. The Outbreak of the RevolutionVII. The First Months of the RevolutionVIII. A Retreat That Ended in VictoryIX. Foes Without and WithinX. The Varying Fortunes of WarXI. The Surrender at YorktownXII. The End of Army LifeXIII. Washington Tries Unsuccessfully to Remain a Private CitizenXIV. President WashingtonXV. At Home AgainXVI. The Passing of WashingtonXVII. Washington the Man