Sterling North was one of America's most beloved writers of books for young readers. After attending the University of Chicago, he worked as a reporter and literary editor for newspapers in Chicago and New York before turning to a full-time writing career. His awards included a Newbery Honor, a Young Reader's Choice Award, and a Sequoyah Book Award, among others.
George Washington: Frontier Colonel
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(Reprint)
$12.99
- ISBN-13: 9780760352298
- Publisher: Voyageur Press
- Publication date: 10/15/2016
- Series: Young Voyageur Series
- Edition description: Reprint
- Pages: 175
- Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)
- Age Range: 9 - 14 Years
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The early life of George Washington in a new, illustrated edition of the classic biography by Sterling North.
Before he became the first president of the United States, George Washington was a frontiersman. North fully captures the spirit of the man as he examines Washington's childhood in colonial Virginia, his work as a teenage surveyor, his early experiences as a member of the Virginia militia, and his many adventures before the American Revolution. The fully rounded man who emerges from this captivating portrait is uncomfortable with words, shy around women, completely at home in the outdoors, and deeply in love with the country he helped found.
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Children's Literature - Lynn O'Connell
George Washington's youth through the American Revolution is the focus of this twelve-chapter, 176-page biography. Washington grew up along the Potomac River in Virginia. As a child, Washington did not like school very much, preferring to spend his time outdoors. In 1748, Washington traveled to western Virginia as a surveyor working for the Fairfax family; at the time Washington was sixteen. Three years later, Washington took his only long sea voyage, to Barbados, accompanying his older brother who was dying of tuberculosis. Chapters six and seven cover the troubles brewing between the French and the English and Washington's early experiences working with the Virginia militia. In 1755, Washington volunteered to serve as aide to General Braddock and the British forces as the French and Indian War formally began. Much of the book's content comes from Washington's own journal entries. Beyond Washington's actual experiences, the journal entries give readers information about Washington's personal life, his hopes, and what he saw as his shortcomings. In a classroom, the book would certainly work with curriculum addressing America's early history, and it would also be useful in studies about leadership and goal development. The book is in the "Sterling Point Books" series.