True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 32
as hardto make the new nationstrong and great andpeaceful as he did whenhe led the army in theRevolution. People had all sorts of things to suggest. Some of thosethings were foolish, some were wrong and some would havebeen certain to have broken up the United States, and lostall the things for… … CARPENTERS HALL, PHILADELPHIA. Where the Convention met which made the Constitution for the United States and over which George Washington presided. 34 GEORGE WASHINGTON inauguration—he gave all his thought and all hi? time andall his strength to making the United States united and pros-perous and…
