| Playing Time |
053242 |
| Series |
American heroes series |
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American heroes series (New York, N.Y.)
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| System Details |
Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 79727 KB; MP3 file size: 156270 KB). |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Performer |
Read by Rusty Nelson. |
| Note |
Duration: 5:32:42. |
| Summary |
Between 1753, when he was commissioned as a major of Virginia militia, and 1775, when the second Continental Congress named him Commander-in-Chief of all colonial military forces, George Washington rose from anonymity as a minor landowner and surveyor to become America's first national hero. With little military training he led the thirteen fledgling colonies through six years of grueling war against formidable British forces, steered the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, and served two terms as the first president of the United States. His accomplishments were so stunning and he was so revered that by the end of the war some of his generals urged him to install himself as king, an idea he looked upon with "abhorrence," calling the very thought "painful." Nor would he consider standing for a third term as president. |
| Subject |
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography. -- Sound recordings.
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Generals -- United States -- Biography. -- Sound recordings.
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Heroes -- United States -- Biography. -- Sound recordings.
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| Genre |
Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Nelson, Rusty.
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| Other Form: |
Original 1596075449 (OCoLC)65192662 |
| ISBN |
(sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book) |
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