George Washington's world Foster, Genevieve 1893-1979 creator author, illustrator. Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress) text biography Biography Juvenile books. Biographies Juvenile works Biographies. Juvenile literature. Biographies. nyu 1941 monographic eng print x, 348 pages : illustrations (some color ; including music) ; 27 cm The period measured by the life of George Washington 1732 to 1799 was one of revolution and change in many parts of the world as Enlightenment thinking took hold in the minds of men. Father Junipero Serra had just arrived in Mexico to work with the Pames Indians. Mozart and Bach were writing their immortal music. James Cook was sent by the Royal Society of London to Tahiti where their team of astronomers might observe a total eclipse of the sun and thereby accurately measure the distance between the earth and the sun. Foster's telling of the life story of George Washington does justice to the man it celebrates-- and to the world he lived in. When George Washington was a boy -- When George Washington was a soldier -- When George Washington was a farmer -- When George Washington was the commander -- When George Washington was just a citizen -- When George Washington was president -- Index. juvenile written and illustrated by Genevieve Foster. Newbery Honor Book, 1942. Washington, George 1732-1799 Juvenile literature History, Modern 18th century Juvenile literature Washington, George 1732-1799 History, Modern 18th century Histoire 18e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Washington, George 1732-1799 History, Modern 1700-1799 fast D290 .F6 1941 909.7 George Washington's world Foster, Genevieve, 1893- New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1941 (OCoLC)609956144 41015813 DLC 780615 20240327131812.0 in00000287840 eng