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Mount Vernon and Its Preservation, 1858-1910: The Acquisition, Restoration, and Care of the Home of Washington by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association ... for Over Half a Century (Classic Reprint) - Thomas Nelson Page, Paperback
Forgotten Books
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Release Date
2/3/2018
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ISBN-13
9781332859559 | 978-1-332-85955-9
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ISBN
1332859550 | 1-332-85955-0
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Format
Paperback
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Author(s)
Thomas Nelson Page
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Excerpt from Mount Vernon and Its Preservation, 1858-1910: The Acquisition, Restoration, and Care of the Home of Washington by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union for Over Half a CenturyOf miles below the Capital of the Nation, rises a high bluff, crowned by an old Virginia mansion of equal dignity and simplicity, surrounded by grounds filled with noble trees and flanked by the customary out-buildings of an old Virginia plantation of the better sort. To the eye of the way farer, it would, even were its history unknown, appear, seated as it is, embowered in trees, a haven of rest for those buffeted by the storms of the outer world. For this is Mount Ver.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully. any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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