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General Washington's Christmas Farewell: A Mount Vernon Homecoming, 1783

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Book Title: General Washington's Christmas Farewell : a Mount Vernon Homecoming 1783

Item Length: 8.5in

Item Height: 0.5in

Item Width: 5.5in

Author: Stanley Weintraub

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), General, Presidents & Heads of State, Holidays / Christmas & Advent, Customs & Traditions, United States / General, Military

Publisher: Free Press

Publication Year: 2007

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Religion, History, Social Science

Item Weight: 8.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 224 Pages

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