History of the George Washington Bicentennial Celebration: Volume III, Literature Series
Washington, DC: United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission, 1932. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. xx, 739 p. Includes illustrations. This is the third, and concluding, volume of the Literature Series in the final report of the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission. The purpose of this serial arrangement was to preserve in convenient and permanent form the more important material written and compiled for use of the public in cooperatine with the United States Commission for the Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington. As will be observed by examining this third volume, the material contained therein had the definite purpose of assisting all groups in cooperating in the Celebration. As published, the three volumes contains the most complete history of the life of George Washington and his time ever undertaken. The commission has intentionally omitted the scores of purely aprcryphal conceptions which have no historical basis in fact. The third volume carries forward the general plan of the LIterature Series in assembling the historical material of the Commission in logical order by subjects. Volume III contains the General Index of Complete Literature Series, VOlumes I, II, and III, pages 717-739. Condition: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has wear and soiling. Bookplate. Top and bottom of spine frayed. Heavy book, somewhat shaken.
Keywords: Bicentennial News Releases; George Washington; Edgar Allen; Washington Portraits; Marble Busts; Houdon; Place Names; Society of the Cincinnati; David Matteson; Washington Family; John Washington; Lawrence Washington; Purple Heart; John Fitzpatrick; S
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Price: $225.00