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George Washington's Mount Vernon brings together--for the first time--the details of Washington's 45-year endeavor to build and perfect Mount Vernon. In doing so it introduces us to a Washington few of his contemporaries knew, and one little noticed by historians since. Here we meet the pl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dalzell, Robert F.
Otros Autores: Dalzell, Lee Baldwin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Temas:
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Homes and haunts > Virginia > Fairfax County.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Homes
Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)
Mount Vernon (Virg. : Domaine)
Virginia > Fairfax County
Virginia > Mount Vernon (Estate)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:George Washington's Mount Vernon brings together--for the first time--the details of Washington's 45-year endeavor to build and perfect Mount Vernon. In doing so it introduces us to a Washington few of his contemporaries knew, and one little noticed by historians since. Here we meet the planter/patriot who also genuinely loved building, a man passionately human in his desire to impress on his physical surroundings the stamp of his character and personal beliefs. As chief architect and planner of the countless changes made at Mount Vernon over the years, Washington began by imitating accepted m.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 300 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-288) and index.
ISBN:9780199761050
0199761051

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