Washington

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Meet Brooklyn. She's a single mother of two, and although she's taken hits in her life, she's gotten through them all. Meet Paige. She's a single mother too, and she's so overwhelmed that she's contemplating ending it all. But in a last-ditch effort to find help, she goes to a support group for single parents. That's where she meets Brooklyn-and through Brooklyn's story, she finds a second chance at life. From unplanned pregnancies to barely being able to keep the bills paid and the lights on, Paige sees her mirror image in Brooklyn and finally realizes that with perseverance, strength, and God on her side, she can get through her darkest days-just like Brooklyn did. Hope isn't lost. Like Paige, you will become uplifted by Brooklyn's story. This true-life memoir is about finding the light when you're in a dark place. It's about sticking together and never turning your back on your faith. Because sometimes faith is all you have left. Additional pages at the back of the book let you add your own thoughts and reflections-allowing the inspiration from If You Would Just See ME to carry far beyond its final page.

During the busy and challenging months of June and July 1779 (the period covered in this volume), George Washington remained the fulcrum for Continental army activities. Through his exertions and leadership, the troops under his direct supervision quickly broke their winter encampment at Middlebrook, New Jersey, for positions in the New York Highlands to check a British thrust up the Hudson River that threatened West Point. He then promptly began planning an operation to reduce the British garrison at Stony Point, New York. Those efforts came to fruition with the successful surprise night attack of Brigadier General Anthony Wayne's light infantry in the early morning hours of 16 July. The victory boosted Patriot morale, calmed Connecticut residents recently subjected to British raids, and eased the subsequent disappointment of having to abandon Stony Point as too difficult to hold when a movement to capture the British post across the Hudson at Verplanck Point resulted in a hasty retreat. After departing Stony Point, Washington established his headquarters at West Point and concentrated his considerable administrative talents on completing a system of fortifications at that strategic location. He envisioned defenses impervious to assault from land or water but manned with fewer troops. Washington's reach extended very far, but he could not control or know everything. Particularly vexing were the supply and coordination problems that delayed Major General John Sullivan's expedition against the Indians of the Six Nations and Loyalists along the Pennsylvania-New York frontier. His attempts to march Brigadier General John Glover's brigade from Rhode Island to the Highlands and then maneuver in Connecticut to counter the British raids suffered complications from that general's absence. Washington's ability to retain his composure and think clearly while under pressure or amid confusion remained exemplary. He exhibited on a daily basis his importance to the revolutionary cause.

Title: The Republic; or, a history of the United States of America in the administrations from the monarchic colonial days to the present times. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The HISTORY OF COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection refers to the European settlements in North America through independence, with emphasis on the history of the thirteen colonies of Britain. Attention is paid to the histories of Jamestown and the early colonial interactions with Native Americans. The contextual framework of this collection highlights 16th century English, Scottish, French, Spanish, and Dutch expansion. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Irelan, John Robert.; Buchanan, James; Washington; 1887, 1888. 18 vol.; 8 . 9615.bb.