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All Cloudless Glory
The Life of George Washington Making a Nation
by E. Harrison Clark
ISBN: 0895264455
ISBN-13: 9780895264459
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Gateway Books
Published date: 1996
Size: 7.5 x 11 inches
Weight: 2.55 pounds
Pages: 483
Publisher's Notes
Volume Two takes the nation's first president from the end of his career as a great general, through his final days at Mount Vernon, to the often tumultous years of his presidency.
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All Cloudless Glory, Volume Two The Life of George Washington Making a Nation
Clark, Harrison
Regnery Publishing, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. All Cloudless Glory; 1.62 x 10.33 x 7.4 Inches; 608 pages; Volume Two takes the nation's first president from the end of his career as a great general, through his final days at Mount Vernon, to the often tumultuous years of his presidency. . ( more information) Offered by Hammonds Books & Music (United States)
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All Cloudless Glory : Making a Nation (Vol. II) (All Cloudless Glory Ser., Vol. II)
Clark, Harrison
Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 1996. 483 pages, with illustrations. Volume 2 of 2. Drawing heavily from Washington's papers, this volume focuses on Washington's years as President.. ISBN: 0895264455. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. WASHINGTON GEORGE 1732 1799 BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY PRESIDENTS HEADS STATE. ( more information) Offered by Grenadier Books (United States)
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