William H. Wilbur (1888–1979)
Teoksen The Making of George Washington tekijä
Tietoja tekijästä
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Tekijän teokset
The Making Of George Washington 2d Rev 6 kappaletta
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Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Virallinen nimi
- Wilbur, William Hale
- Syntymäaika
- 1888
- Kuolinaika
- 1979
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Ammatit
- soldier
- Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Medal of Honor
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
Tilastot
- Teokset
- 9
- Jäseniä
- 96
- Suosituimmuussija
- #196,089
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 3.5
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 2
- ISBN:t
- 3
From what I remember, I thought it was too simple a book for a 17 year old to be reading and I thought it was ridiculously biased to the author's opinion that GW could do no wrong. Plus the endless discussions we had in school that said GW could do no wrong. I thought the cherry tree chapter was a bit ridiculous.
That being said, I have read the other reviews people have given to this book. It seems to be well-liked. I know my teacher LOVED it. I think it's hard to still like a book after being forced to study it in-depth for a semester. If I read it now without the veil of high school being dropped over it, maybe I would rate it higher. It apparently was not the book for me at that time in my life.… (lisätietoja)