This collection of letters to and from Washington (as well as some other papers) covers the last few months of his first presidential term. Routine correspondence related to applicants to political appointments and circulars treating the promulgation of laws have been omitted. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Volume 12 of this ambitious series presents letters, general orders, council of war reports, lists of questions, decrees, and other papers for this three-month period of the revolutionary war. The editors have annotated each excerpt, which is otherwise presented as a faithful transcription of the original, with abbreviations, capitalizations, punctuation, and original spelling preserved. Maps and some b&w illustrations are included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Originally published in 1884, this classic remains an excellent reference on the history of this complex and charismatic segment of the state's citizenry. "'What is a Creole?' Even in Louisiana, the question would be variously answered." Despite this admission, the author ably addresses the query with precision and aplomb. In this case, he is writing about the white descendants of the early French and Spanish immigrants born in the New World. Originally published in 1884, Creoles of Louisiana remains an excellent reference on the history of this complex and charismatic segment of the state's population. From the early days of "The First Creoles" through the trying times of "The Battle of New Orleans" and "The Great Epidemic" and on to "Brighter Skies," the chapters chronicle the Creoles' rich history in the Pelican State. No examination of the people would be complete without an exploration of their home. In "The Creoles' City," New Orleans emerges as a town carved out of the wilderness of the bayou . . . a town of tremendous potential and opportunity. The Creoles seized it, and, together, city and citizens flourished.

Culled from the six-volume The Diaries of George Washington (completed in 1979), this annotated, illustrated truncation reveals Washington's 'Where & How my Time is Spent' from 1747 until his death in 1799. Includes an abbreviated bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This one-volume collection - the most extensive and authoritative ever published - covers five decades of Washington's astonishingly active life and brings together over 440 letters, orders, addresses, and other writings.
Among the early writings included are the journal Washington kept at age 16 while surveying the Shenandoah Valley frontier and his dramatic account of the winter journey he made through the Pennsylvania wilderness in 1753 while on a diplomatic mission. Some two dozen letters written during the French and Indian War, including first-hand accounts of the controversial forest skirmish that began hostilities and of Braddock's bloody defeat, record Washington's early encounters with the harsh challenges of military command.
An extensive selection of letters, orders, and addresses from the Revolutionary War record Washington's determined leadership of the Continental Army through years of defeat and deprivation.
Letters from the Confederation period (1783-1789) show Washington's pleasure at returning to Mount Vernon, his continued interest in Western land speculation and river navigation, his growing concern with the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and his role in the framing and ratification of the Constitution. The writings from his two terms as president show how Washington strove to establish enduring republican institutions, to build public trust in the new government, to avoid the divisions of party and faction, and to maintain American neutrality during the war between Britain and Revolutionary France. Also included in the volume are letters revealing his close and careful management of Mount Vernon and his evolving attitudes toward slavery.

This sixth volume of the series collecting Washington's personal papers during his eight years of presidency presents public and private documents, in chronological order, concerning matters such as authorization of a new Federal City on the Potomac; establishment of the seat of government at Philadelphia until 1800; creation of a national debt by assuming the Revolutionary War debts of the states; and Indian conflicts. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Seven tales of life and history in Louisiana include the story of two French sisters who journeyed to the unsettled lands of North Louisiana early in the nineteenth century, and an account from the Civil War of a Union woman trapped behind the battle lines

'She's all my fancy painted her, she's lovely, she is light. She waltzes on the waves by day and rests with me at night. But I had nothing to do with her painting. The man who built her did that. And I commence with the canoe because that is about the first thing you need on entering the Northern Wilderness.'
Thus opened Nessmuk's first commissioned 'letter' for Forest and Stream in 1880. For years thereafter, George Washington Sears, under the penname Nessmuk, contributed a glorious series of pieces on canoeing the Adirondacks, exploring rivers and streams, climbing the many mountains and peaks, and chronicling his long relationship with one of the greatest canoe builders, J. Henry Rushton.

Stories reflect Creole way of life during the transitory post-Civil War period.