Memoirs of a Life, Chiefly Passed in PAApplewood Books, 2009 - 384 стор. Depicting his life from his childhood in Pennsylvania to his time as a public official, including his experiences recruiting and training his own troops for the Revolutionary War, Graydon's memoirs provide a unique and personal view of the American Colonial period. First published in 1811, his memoirs were not initially popular, probably because of their inflammatory remarks about public figures ranging from Albert Gallatin to Thomas Jefferson and his followers. Memoirs of a Life Chiefly Passed in Pennsylvania shows Graydon's disdain for those he saw as seduced by power and money and leaves the reader with a critical view of some of the most popular figures of his time. |
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... cause was there for apprehension , that he was amusing himself on deck with one of Moliere's plays , when the disaster occurred . Finding himself precipitated among the waves , he immediately seized on a chest that had floated from the ...
... cause was there for apprehension , that he was amusing himself on deck with one of Moliere's plays , when the disaster occurred . Finding himself precipitated among the waves , he immediately seized on a chest that had floated from the ...
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... cause . Neither could the unshrinking determination which must enter into the composition of a Brutus , have justly been imputed to me ; not even on the speci- ous ground of public good : my stuff was not so stern . My amusements , as I ...
... cause . Neither could the unshrinking determination which must enter into the composition of a Brutus , have justly been imputed to me ; not even on the speci- ous ground of public good : my stuff was not so stern . My amusements , as I ...
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... cause . My impression rather was , that it was an occurrence by no means to be deprecated , since the schools were shut up , and a vacation of five or six weeks , its fortunate consequence . As the city was deserted by such as could ...
... cause . My impression rather was , that it was an occurrence by no means to be deprecated , since the schools were shut up , and a vacation of five or six weeks , its fortunate consequence . As the city was deserted by such as could ...
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... cause had materially changed its complexion , and instead of resting on a basis of mere humanity and plighted faith , it had emphatically become the cause of self - preservation ; little doubt being entertained that the capital would be ...
... cause had materially changed its complexion , and instead of resting on a basis of mere humanity and plighted faith , it had emphatically become the cause of self - preservation ; little doubt being entertained that the capital would be ...
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... cause of umbrage was a midnight riot , perpetrated by Rum- sey , Rivington and doctor Kearsley , in which the doctor , mounted on horseback , rode into the back parlour , and even up stairs , to the great disturbance and terror of the ...
... cause of umbrage was a midnight riot , perpetrated by Rum- sey , Rivington and doctor Kearsley , in which the doctor , mounted on horseback , rode into the back parlour , and even up stairs , to the great disturbance and terror of the ...
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