The Life of George Washington, Volume 2

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Cosimo, Inc., Aug 1, 2005 - Biography & Autobiography - 416 pages
Author Washington Irving believed this, his monumental biography of America's first great military hero and president, to be his finest literary achievement. Indeed, it is a masterful work, a superlative life of George Washington, and stood as a definitive text long after its 1860 publication.Volume II explores the early skirmishes of the American Revolution, including the Battle of Long Island and its disastrous aftermath and the famous Christmas morning crossing of the Delaware, as well as Washington's relationship with the Marquis de Lafayette.WASHINGTON IRVING (1783-1859) was born in New York City to Scottish immigrant parents. Considered by some the "Father of American Literature," Irving is best known for his short stories, including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle," but he also produced an extensive bibliography of essays, poems, travel books, and biographies.
 

Contents

CHAPTER I
11
CHAPTER II
17
CHAPTER IV
30
CHAPTER V
37
CHAPTER VII
53
CHAPTER VIII
61
Gates Sent to Philadelphia with the Canada DispatchesPro
66
CHAPTER XI
75
CHAPTER XXX
211
Washington Clothed with Additional PowersRecruitment
222
CHAPTER XXXII
237
CHAPTER XXXIV
244
CHAPTER XXXV
256
PAGE
263
CHAPTER XXXVII
272
Foreign Officers Candidates for Situations in the ArmyDifficulties
282

CHAPTER XIII
85
Precautions Against ToriesSecret Committees Declaration
94
CHAPTER XVI
100
CHAPTER XVII
108
CHAPTER XIX
121
CHAPTER XX
134
Long Island in Possession of the EnemyDistressed Situation
139
CHAPTER XXII
146
CHAPTER XXIII
152
CHAPTER XXIV
164
Army ArrangementsWashington at White PlainsThe Enemy
170
Conjectures as to the Intentions of the EnemyConsequent Precau
179
CHAPTER XXVII
185
CHAPTER XXIX
198
Schuyler on the Point of ResigningCommittee of Inquiry Report
292
CHAPTER XLI
298
Feigned Movements of Sir William Howe Baffling Caution
307
CHAPTER XLIII
314
Particulars of the EvacuationIndian Scouts in the Vicinity
324
CHAPTER XLV
332
CHAPTER XLVI
340
CHAPTER XLVIII
351
CHAPTER L
363
CHAPTER LI
372
CHAPTER LII
378
General Howe Neglects to Pursue his AdvantageWashington
389
CHAPTER LIV
395
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Washington Irving, one of the first Americans to achieve international recognition as an author, was born in New York City in 1783. His A History of New York, published in 1809 under the name of Diedrich Knickerbocker, was a satirical history of New York that spanned the years from 1609 to 1664. Under another pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon, he wrote The Sketch-book, which included essays about English folk customs, essays about the American Indian, and the two American stories for which he is most renowned--"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle." Irving served as a member of the U.S. legation in Spain from 1826 to 1829 and as minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846. Following his return to the U.S. in 1846, he began work on a five-volume biography of Washington that was published from 1855-1859. Washington Irving died in 1859 in New York.

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