Sunday, December 31, 2017
George Washington: Frontier Colonel
author: Sterling North
name: Wayne
average rating: 5.00
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at: 2017/12/30
date added: 2017/12/30
shelves: non-fiction, children-s
review:
'George Washington: Frontier Colonel' by Sterling North is a history book written for young readers. It was originally published in 1957, and the reprint adds some pictures and inset facts.
This book tells the life of George Washington, up to the point that he becomes president. His birth, how we got Mount Vernon, and how he wanted to go to sea as a young man. We learn his first losses and victories in war and how he met Martha. We learn how he got involved in fighting in the Revolutionary War and how he reluctantly became president.
I enjoyed reading this book. I hadn't read much about Washington's wedding, and I learned some things. Some years ago I read 'Rascal' by this same author, and this book reads in a comfortable similar manner. The art included is good. There are famous paintings, but also some lithographs.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
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