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geekwayne's review against another edition
5.0
'George Washington: Frontier Colonel' by Sterling North is a history book written for young readers. It was originally published in 1957, and the reprint adds some pictures and inset facts.
This book tells the life of George Washington, up to the point that he becomes president. His birth, how we got Mount Vernon, and how he wanted to go to sea as a young man. We learn his first losses and victories in war and how he met Martha. We learn how he got involved in fighting in the Revolutionary War and how he reluctantly became president.
I enjoyed reading this book. I hadn't read much about Washington's wedding, and I learned some things. Some years ago I read 'Rascal' by this same author, and this book reads in a comfortable similar manner. The art included is good. There are famous paintings, but also some lithographs.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
This book tells the life of George Washington, up to the point that he becomes president. His birth, how we got Mount Vernon, and how he wanted to go to sea as a young man. We learn his first losses and victories in war and how he met Martha. We learn how he got involved in fighting in the Revolutionary War and how he reluctantly became president.
I enjoyed reading this book. I hadn't read much about Washington's wedding, and I learned some things. Some years ago I read 'Rascal' by this same author, and this book reads in a comfortable similar manner. The art included is good. There are famous paintings, but also some lithographs.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
gimpyknee's review against another edition
4.0
Reliving my childhood, I'm re-reading Landmark history books first read some 60 years ago. I remember daily visits to my local library during the summers of my youth to sit and read these books in the comfort of air conditioning which we lacked at home.
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