Mount Vernon, a Poem : Being the Seat of His Excellency George Washington, in the State of Virginia: Lieutenant-General and Commander in Chief of the Land Forces of the United States of America: This Rural, Romantic and Descriptive Poem of the Seat.

John Searson

ISBN 10: 1275795765 / ISBN 13: 9781275795761

Edité par Gale Ecco, Sabin Americana Feb 2012, 2012

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Neuware - Title: Mount Vernon, a poem: being the seat of His Excellency George Washington, in the state of Virginia: lieutenant-general and commander in chief of the land forces of the United States of America: this rural, romantic and descriptive poem of the seat of so great a character, it is hoped may please: with a copper-plate likeness of the general: it was taken from an actual view on the spot by the author, 15th May, 1799: also a cursory view of Georgetown, city of Washington, and the Capitol.Author: John SearsonPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03005400CollectionID: CTRG99-B1273PublicationDate: 17990101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Verses on Mount Vernon: p. [9]-29. The remainder of the volume through p. 83 consists of miscellaneous verses and prose sketches. 'Elegiac verses, on the decease of His Late Excellency, the illustrious and ever-memorable, great and good General George Washington, of immortal memory' 4 p., at end.Collation: 83, 4 p.: port.; 21 cm.

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• Titre: Mount Vernon, a Poem : Being the Seat of His Excellency George Washington, in the State of Virginia: Lieutenant-General and Commander in Chief of the Land Forces of the United States of America: This Rural, Romantic and Descriptive Poem of the Seat.
• Éditeur: Gale Ecco, Sabin Americana Feb 2012
• Date de parution: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1275795765
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781275795761
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 246 L x 189 H x 5 P (en millimètres) 246 millimètres de largeur par 189 millimètres de hauteur par 5 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 172 grammes

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Title: Mount Vernon, a poem: being the seat of His Excellency George Washington, in the state of Virginia: lieutenant-general and commander in chief of the land forces of the United States of America: this rural, romantic and descriptive poem of the seat of so great a character, it is hoped may please: with a copper-plate likeness of the general: it was taken from an actual view on the spot by the author, 15th May, 1799: also a cursory view of Georgetown, city of Washington, and the Capitol.Author: John SearsonPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03005400CollectionID: CTRG99-B1273PublicationDate: 17990101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Verses on Mount Vernon: p. [9]-29. The remainder of the volume through p. 83 consists of miscellaneous verses and prose sketches. "Elegiac verses, on the decease of His Late Excellency, the illustrious and ever-memorable, great and good General George Washington, of immortal memory" 4 p., at end.Collation: 83, 4 p.: port.; 21 cm