The Life of Washington the Great
By: by Mason L. Weems ; with a pref. for the Garland ed. by Robert G. Miner, Jr. The Eclectic first reader / by William Holmes McGuffey ; with a pref. for the Garland ed. by Carol Kammen.
Contributors: Weems, M. L. 1759-1825.; McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873.
Series: Classics of children's literature,1621-1932; Eclectic educational series.
Publisher: Garland Pub.
Published: 1977
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
Subjects: Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Juvenile literature.; Washington, George, 1732-1799.; Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Readers -- Biography.; Presidents.; Readers.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: The first of these works contains both factual and mythical material about George Washington; the second is an early reader combining moral lessons with reading and spelling.
Notes: Reprint of 2 works, the 1st reprinted in 1806 by G. F. Randolph, Augusta, Ga.; the 2d published in 1838 by Truman and Smith, Cincinnati, in series: Eclectic school series.