George Washington written upon the land : nature, memory, myth & landscape / Philip Levy.

"In George Washington Written upon the Land, Philip Levy explores this most famous of American childhoods through its relationship to the Virginia farm where much of it took place. Using approaches from biography, archaeology, folklore, and studies of landscape and material culture, Levy focuse...

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Main Author: Levy, Philip, 1963-
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Language:English
Published: Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
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