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Major Washington
By Kilian, Michael
- ISBN
- 978-0-31218-131-4
- Publisher
- New York ; St. Martin's Press, c1998.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 1999
YA Young Captain "Tick" Morley, a ship owner involved in coastal trading, narrates this story. One of the captain's first encounters with George Washington is when he agrees to carry the major's letters to Virginia's Governor Dinwiddie and to Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia. Franklin sees leadership qualities in Washington and solicits Morley to spy on him. Washington, meanwhile, is spying on the French for Governor Dinwid...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
