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George Washington's world by Genevieve Foster is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is George Washington's world about?

x, 348 p. 27 cm The period measured by the life of George Washington 1732 to 1799 was one of revolution and change in many parts of the world as Enlightenment thinking took hold in the minds of men. Father Junipero Serra had just arrived in Mexico to work with the Pames Indians. Mozart and Bach were writing their immortal music. James Cook was sent by the Royal Society of London to Tahiti where their team of astronomers might observe a total eclipse of the sun and thereby accurately measure the distance between the earth and the sun. Foster's telling of the life story of George Washington does justice to the man it celebrates-- and to the world he lived in When George Washington was a boy -- When George Washington was a soldier -- When George Washington was a farmer -- When George Washington was the commander -- When George Washington was just a citizen -- When George Washington was president -- Index Newbery Honor Book, 1942

Who reads George Washington's world?

Author

Genevieve Foster

Publisher

New York, C. Scribner's sons

Published

1941

Language

EN

Category

history

Subjects

History, Literary Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.94 / 5 (1,250 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14