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The life of George Washington in words of one syllable ([Plate 2])
The life of George Washington in words of one syllable ([Plate 2])
TitleThe life of George Washington in words of one syllable ([Plate 2])
AuthorPollard, Josephine, 1834-1892
PublisherMcLoughlin Brothers
Publisher LocationUnited States--New York--New York
Publication Date1893
PrinterUnknown
IllustratorUnknown
Image Production ProcessRelief prints
NotesIllustrated with color relief prints.
This was part of a series entitled "Burt's One Syllable Histories" of which Josephine Pollard was but one of several authors. Pollard wrote the text using words of no more than one syllable. Words with more than one syllable are presented with the use of hyphens (i.e: George Wash-ing-ton).
This plate depicts "Washington's first speech to the Indians."
Contextual NotesMcLoughlin Brothers was active between 1858 and 1920 and at one time was seen as a pioneer in color printing technologies in children's books.
Subjects (LCSH)Generals--Juvenile literature; Presidents--Juvenile literature; Washington, George, 1732-1799
CategoryReaders
History
LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID NumberCHL0949
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection E312.P77 1893
Object TypeBook
Physical Description120 p., [8] leaves of plates: illustrated; 22.5 x 18.5 cm.
Digital Reproduction InformationPhotographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009.
Exhibit ChecklistExhibit checklist L.59
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