George Washington
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1. Front matter2. Translator’s Preface3. Illustrations4. Chapter I Boyhood5. Chapter II The Surveyor6. Chapter III Three Years in the Wilderness7. Chapter IV The Ambassador8. Chapter V Washington’s First Battles9. Chapter VI A Year of Peace10. Chapter VII A Quarrel with the Mother Country11. Chapter VIII A Trial of Arms12. Chapter IX Washington Chosen Commander-in-Chief13. Chapter X Washington Before Boston14. Chapter XI The Declaration of Independence15. Chapter XII Trying Times16. Chapter XIII Washington Crosses the Delaware17. Chapter XIV Lafayette—Kosciuszko—Steuben18. Chapter XV Peace is Declared19. Chapter XVI Washington’s Farewell to the Army20. Chapter XVI Last Days21. Chapter XVIII Blest be His Memory22. Appendix23. Transcriber’s Note