Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Character Portraits of Washington as Delineated by Historians, Orators and Divines
IT is the purpose of these pages to exhibit the character of Wash ington as understood and portrayed by some of the best writers and thinkers; as well by contemporaries, whose personal knowledge and convictions lend additional value, as by those of a later day, whose careful study and critical analysis render their testimony of equal weight and importance. These tributes, scattered throughout many publications, have been brought together, so that all may become familiar with the details of a character, which, in its gradual develop ment, reached the highest degree of excellence humanity can attain.
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