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Little Brown, NY, 1974. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. [This] dramatic and concise single-volume distillation of... Flexner's definitive four-volume biography 'George Washington,' (Pulitzer Prize citation)… has itself become an American classic. [it] explores the Father of Our Country - sometimes an unpopular hero, a man of great contradictions, but always a towering historical figure... 'a fallible human being made of flesh and blood and spirit... a great and good man.' The author... paints a portrait of... slave owner, brave leader, man of passion, reluctant politician, and fierce general... a brilliant counterpoint between... public and private lives... A challenging look at the man who has become as much a national symbol as the American flag." [Pub. Info] There is a protective mylar cover.

Bonanza, NY, 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. "This large volume catalogs and presents data on the American residences of more than six hundred persons whose lives had major effects on national society and history; who they were and why they became such notable figures. A practical tour guide; a unique form of social history."" [Pub. Info] 1ST EDITION

Harper Collins, NY , 2006. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper was a primary source of information. The reporters and artists who traveled with the armies were eyewitnesses to events, great and small, for their captivated readers. Sometimes the news was sensational. At other times it was tragic. But it was always eagerly sought after. Here are the accounts, in pictures and stories, of those first wartime journalists." [Dust Jacket] Detailed index. Smithsonian. 226 pages. Copiously illustrated. There is a protective mylar cover. Larger format. [Please check shipping cost for larger format books and multi-volume sets.] 1ST EDITION.