Washington at Valley Forge One Hundred Years Ago
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Bean, Theo; W.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Washington at Valley Forge One Hundred Years Ago: Or the Foot-Prints of the Revolution This work is designed as a convenient guide, or hand-book, to "Valley Forge," a place conspicuously noted by the historians o the Revolution. It was associated with the operations ot the Continental army during the most gloomy period ot the protracted struggle lor Independence, and will be visited by thousands of our countrymen and foreigners who come to Philadelphia in attendance upon the Centennial Exposition. The place possesses rare Interest by reason of the intense suffering of the patriots who encamped there during the winter of 1777 under the Immediate command of Washington, commander-in-chief of the American army. It is situated sixteen miles North-west of the Centennial Grounds, on the Philadelphia and Reading railroad, and can be reached at almost every hour in the day by train. The topographical work, representing Chadds Ford, Paoll, Warren sTavern, Germantown and the old camp ground, with the entire area of country traversed by Washington in defence of Philadelphia In the campaign of 1777, has been prepared with great care and will enable the visitor at a glance to comprehend the situation of Washing, ton one hundred years ago at Valley Forge. The historical notes have been condensed, and yet contain, it is believed, all that the pilgrim to this spot will require to I renew in his heart the debt of gratitude which we owe to the illustrious men who made these hills as notable as their lives have become memorable in the common history of our country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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