PREFACE.
The Life story of a public man cannot help being to some extent the same thing as a history of the times in which he lived, and to the case of none does this remark apply with more force than to that of the "Father of his Country;" which very title shows the degree to which the personality of its bearer became identified with the public life of the nation. While a great deal of the space in this book, consequently, has had to be devoted to American Revolutionary History, it is hoped that excess in this direction has been avoided, and that the main purpose of the work will be attained, i.e. to give its young readers a distinct and vivid idea of the exalted character and priceless services of Washington, so far as these can be brought within the understanding of a child.
CONTENTS.
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Chapter I. BOYHOOD [05]
Chapter II. YOUTH [11]
Chapter III. THE FIRST STEP TO FAME [17]
Chapter IV. TO THE FRONT [24]
Chapter V. AS AIDE-DE-CAMP [33]
Chapter VI. COLONEL OF VIRGINIA TROOPS [39]
Chapter VII. THE HOME OF WASHINGTON [45]
Chapter VIII. THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL [52]
Chapter IX. COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF [61]
Chapter X. IN AND NEAR NEW YORK [71]
Chapter XI. A SAD YEAR [78]
Chapter XII. FOES IN THE CAMP [84]
Chapter XIII. THE HARDSHIPS OF WAR [93]
Chapter XIV. THE CLOSE OF THE WAR [103]
Chapter XV. FIRST IN PEACE [110]