George Washington; or Life in America One Hundred Years Ago

• Annotated • Illustrated• Author’s biography is included. This is the digital edition of John S.C. Abbott’s ‘George Washington or Life in America One Hundred Years Ago’ first published in 1875. . TABLE OF CONTENTSABOUT THE AUTHORPREFACECHAPTER I. The Youth of George WashingtonCHAPTER II. The First Military ExpeditionCHAPTER III. The French WarCHAPTER IV. The Warrior the Statesman and the PlanterCHAPTER V. The Gathering Storm of WarCHAPTER VI. The Conflict CommencedCHAPTER VII. Progress of the WarCHAPTER VIII. The Siege of BostonCHAPTER IX. The War in New YorkCHAPTER X. The Vicissitudes of WarCHAPTER XI. The Loss of Philadelphia and the Capture of BurgoyneCHAPTER XII. Concluding ScenesFOOTNOTES