The Life of Washington
| Author/creator |
Weems, Mason Locke Author |
| Other author/creator | Cunliffe, Marcus Editor |
| Other author/creator | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge : Harvard University Press |
| Description | 264 p. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | The John Harvard Library |
| Summary | Annotation <p>The effect of this "single, immortal, and dubious anecdote," and others like it, has made this book one of the most influential in the history of American folklore. Originally published as an eighty-page pamphlet entitled <i>The Life and Memorable Actions of George Washington</i>, it quickly attained immense popularity. In 1806 a so-called fifth edition was published which contained for the first time the tale of George Washington and the cherry tree; the book has survived to this day, although largely on the basis of that episode. This volume follows the text of the ninth (1809) printing, which included all the famous anecdotes. The first republication of the book since 1927, it is unique in its detailed commentary on Weems and other biographers of Washington.</p> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 62020253 |
| ISBN | 9780674532502 |
| ISBN | 0674532503 (Trade Cloth) Out of Print |
| Standard identifier# | 9780674532502 |
| Stock number | 00011705 |
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