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How America won freedom, or, The story of 1775 : told to the youth of England and America in 1863 / by the author of "Household proverbs," "Hearth and home," "Household names," et cetera, et cetera ; with illustrations.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burrows, E., Mrs., author.
- Series:
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Washington, George, 1732-1799.
- Washington, George.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography.
- United States.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 358 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Other Title:
- Life of Washington
- How America won freedom
- Story of 1775
- Place of Publication:
- London : John F. Shaw and Company, 1863.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Factual information about the American Revolution in a fictional framework.
- Notes:
- "The first edition of this work was published under the title of 'A nation's manhood,' but this title having been frequently misunderstood, it has been thought better to bring out the second edition with a name more clearly indicative of the story told in its pages."--Page [ii].
- Attributed to Mrs. E. Burrows.
- Illustrations by J. Portch, engraved by W. Thomas.
- Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
- OCLC:
- 861973378
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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