William H. Wilbur (1888–1979)
Autor de The Making of George Washington
Sobre El Autor
Créditos de la imagen: Full photo and description here: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
(REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-105744)
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Obras de William H. Wilbur
Infantrymen- the fighters of war 1 copia
Guide Posts to the Future 1 copia
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Wilbur, William Hale
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1888
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1979
- Género
- male
- Ocupaciones
- soldier
- Premios y honores
- Medal of Honor
Miembros
Reseñas
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 9
- Miembros
- 96
- Popularidad
- #196,089
- Valoración
- 3.5
- Reseñas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 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.… (más)