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George Washington's World

by Genevieve Foster Author

(From Amazon): 1942 Newbery Honor Title The period measured by the life of George Washington 1732 to 1799 was one of revolution and change in many parts of the world as Enlightenment thinking took hold in the minds of men. When George was a young man, Benjamin Franklin was the most well-known American, Louis XV was on the throne of France, and George II was king of England. Father Junipero Serra had just arrived in Mexico to work with the Panes Indians. Mozart and Bach were writing their immortal music and Voltaire warred with his pen against Ignorance, Injustice and Superstition. The young nobleman Lafayette watched the feisty American colonies with fascinated interest as they stood up to Mother England when she sought to tax them unfairly. James Cook was sent by the Royal Society of London to Tahiti where their team of astronomers might observe a total eclipse of the sun and thereby accurately measure the distance between the earth and the sun. These are just a few of the wonderful narratives explored by Foster in her Newbery Honor Book of 1940. Prolifically illustrated with intriguing line drawings and detailed timelines, Foster's telling of the life story of George Washington does justice to the man it celebrates.

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Resource Type: Book
ISBN: 978-0-9643803-4
Print Status: In Print
Chapters: 120
Pages: 357
Geographical Setting: North America, Poland, China, Japan, Europe, Egypt, Turkey, Italy
Historical Setting: 1732 - 1799
Publisher: Beautiful Feet Bks
Edition: Expanded
Copyright: 1997

Chapters

1 A Boy of Virginia p. 5
2 Daniel Boone, A Boy of the Backwoods p.10
3 John Adams Farmer Boy p. 12
4 John Hancock, A Boy of Boston p. 15
5 Abigail, A Girl Who Liked Ideas p. 18
6 Pontiac, A Boy of the Ottawa p. 19
7 Benjamin West p. 21
8 The Friendly Printer p. 23
9 The Asante of Africa Unite p. 28
10 England vs. Spain in the New World p. 30
11 Spain and the Pueblos of New Mexico p. 32
12 Frederick, Soldier King of Prussia p.35
13 Johann Sebastian Bach p.38
14 Catherine: Her Journey to Russia p.39
15 The King of France and His Subjects p.42
16 Pierre Caron, Born a Bourgeois! p.45
17 The Great Voltaire p.49
18 James Cook Goes to Sea p.52
19 James Watt, A Clever Lad of Scotland p.54
20 A King But Not a Ruler p. 56
21 Benjamin Franklin Looks and Learns p.59
22 Fray Junipero Serra p. 62
23 Qianlong and the "Barbarians" p. 67
24 India and the European Traders p. 71
25 France and England in America p. 73
26 French and Indian War Begins p.75
27 Seven Years' War Begins p. 81
28 The Empire Builder p. 83
29 "Leave Our Land" p. 86
30 George III p. 90
31 A Young Poet Named Phillis p. 91
32 George and Martha Washington p.93
33 Thomas Jefferson and His Mountaind p. 96
34 The End of the Seven Years' War p.99
35 Goethe Sees Both Sides p. 101
36 Catherine: Empress of the Russians p.104
37 Voltaire and His Pen p. 108
38 To The South Seas with Captain Cook p. 115
39 Lavoisier and Oxygen p. 118
40 The Steam Engine p.119
41 His Majesty George III p. 122
42 Frederick the Miser and Louis the Waster p. 130
43 Marie Antoinetter, the Litte Austrian Princess p. 133
44 Lafayetter, A Young French Nobleman p. 136
45 Enter Napoleon Buonaparte p. 139
46 Italy: the Land of Beauty p. 140
47 A King and a Painter of Spain p. 143
48 The Corsairs of Algiers p. 144
49 The Turkish Empire and Its Sultan p. 145
50 Poland p. 147
51 The Empress and the Sultun p. 149
52 Home to China p. 150
53 Japan and the "Passing World" p. 151
54 Alexander Hamilton, Boy of the West Indies p. 154
55 John Paul Jones p. 156
56 Olaudah Equiano Writes About Being a Slave p. 158
57 Spain's New Colony p. 161
58 Over the Mountain with Boone p. 165
59 Rebellion in Massachusetts p. 168
60 The First Congress p. 173
61 The Battle of Bunker Hill p. 176
62 John Adams Selects a Commander p. 178
63 Declaration of Independence p. 185
64 Echoes in Europe p. 190
65 Benjamin Franklin in France p. 192
66 Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI p. 195
67 Lafayette Sails for America p. 198
68 The Old Fox Retreats p. 201
69 Misadventures of 1777 p. 205
70 "To Carry the News!" p. 209
71 Valley Forge p. 211
72 The French Alliance p. 215
73 George Rogers Clark p. 218
74 "A Hero in Two Worlds" p. 221
75 The Bon Homme Richard p. 223
76 Spain Beseiges Gibraltar p. 225
77 Holland Defends Her Trade p. 226
78 Napoleon Buonaparte p. 227
79 Benedict Arnold, Traitor p. 228
80 Cornwallis Surrenders p. 231
81 Washington Refuses Absolute Power p. 234
82 Money p. 236
83 The Peace Treaty p. 239
84 Empires Old and New p. 241
85 Stars and Stripes in China p. 244
86 Back to His Good Land p. 249
87 Lonely Thomas Jefferson at Monticello p. 253
88 Aviation is Born p. 256
89 "The Marriage of Figaro" p. 259
90 Three Americans Meet in France p. 261
91 Rousseau and Silver Sheep Shears p. 264
92 John Adams and George III p. 267
93 Hisses for Marie Antoinette p. 269
94 Old Frederick's Last Review p. 272
95 Catherine's Turkish Fairy Tale p. 273
96 The Assembly of The Notables p. 277
97 The Not-Yet-United States p. 279
98 The Constitution p. 281
99 Mr. President p. 286
100 Victory For the Third Estate p. 293
101 "To the Bastille" p. 296
102 Off With "The Baker" to Paris p. 300
103 America and The Key to the Bastille p. 303
104 New Machines and New Factories p. 312
105 Were All Men Created Equal? p.314
106 Beware the Tyrants! p. 316
107 Liberty p. 319
108 A New Republic for Haiti p. 322
109 The United States Proclaimed Neutral p. 324
110 Docter Jenner and the Smallpox Germ p. 327
111 Daughters of the New Republic p. 328
112 Noah Webster's Blue-Backed Speller p. 329
113 The Reign of Terror p. 330
114 Catherine, The Grandmother p. 333
115 Napoleon Bonaparte p. 335
116 To Italy p. 336
117 To Egypt p. 339
118 To Rosetta Stone: Clue To an Ancient Riddle p. 342
119 Qianlong's Reply to George III p. 343
120 Home to Mount Vernon p. 345

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