Download or read book George Washington in the Ohio Valley (Classic Reprint) written by Hugh Cleland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from George Washington in the Ohio Valley The editor of this book, Hugh Cleland, history department, University of Pittsburgh, wisely has left opinions and judg ments to those whose records are printed here. No comments of his are needed to let the reader know that Washington understood the Indians and that they understood him; that he was respected by French Officers who were his enemies and by British generals seasoned on foreign battlefields; that his journal entries in time of peace are even now a traveler's guide through the Ohio Valley, whose mountain trails, flowing streams, cleared farms, oak and hickory and pine forests, black rich soil and Stony soil Washington describes in minutest de tail. Of few men in world history can it be said as has been said of Washington, He never sought honor, title, or position of importance, but he never tried to escape the call of duty by his fellow men. This, too, we realize as we follow him and his companions on these journeys. When in times of peace he talked with civil Officers, inventors, surveyors, prominent citi zens, and the tenants who occupied his far-reaching lands and farms we realize that he knew this country, its terrain and its people, as probably no President since has known it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.