Nickola wolf nelson biography of george washington
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George Washington & American Power
George Washington was the indispensable president, the man who, as historian Forrest McDonald eloquently observes, “endowed the presidency with the capacity—and the awesome responsibility—to serve as the symbol of the nation, of what it is and what it can aspire to be.” Without Washington, it is difficult to envision the American Revolution succeeding, or the proposed Constitution being accepted by his fellow citizens, or these same citizens embracing the new office of the presidency. It is truly a shame that many commemorate Washington with a generic “President’s Day” that places him on par with the likes of Franklin Pierce. George Washington deserves a national holiday that is truly his alone.
Washington’s presidential legacy is unmatched: he created the cabinet, and what a remarkable cabinet it was; he affirmed the principle that the president possessed the sole power to remove executive branch officials; he exercised the first use of the
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Patriot James Adams was born about 1730. During the Revolution he served as a Captain in the South Carolina Militia, New Acquisition District Regiment which pulled recruits from the Waxhaw Settlement, South Carolina. He was married to Sarah Huff in Edgefield County, South Carolina and she died in Apr 1801. He died in Horse Creek, South Carolina between 14 Oct 1781 and 26 Apr 1782, when his will was proven
Patriot Nathan Anderson was born in Hereford, England about 1745. During the revolution he furnished supplies to the Revolutionary Army in Virginia. He married Martha Puryear in 1775 and he died in Louisa County, Virginia before 14 Oct 1822
Aaron Aorson was appointed a 1st Lieutenant in June 1775 in the 5th company of the 1st New York Continental Line Regiment. He served as a 1st Lieutenant during the 1775 invasion of Canada and at the at the siege of Quebec City. He took command of the 5th company on månad 31, 1775, after Captain Cheesman and Colonel Montgomery were kill
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The growing website of composer and technologist Nicholas R. Nelson
Nicholas R. Nelson holds degrees from the University of Rochester and Brooklyn College of the City University of New York where his teachers have included Morton Subotnik, Jason Eckardt, David DelTredici and George Brunner. He has been in residence with numerous ensembles, including Ensemble Moto Perpetuo, the Brooklyn College Conservatory Orchestra under George Rothman and the ConTempo ensemble of Brooklyn College under Ursula Oppens, and has also collaborated with the Remarkable Theater Brigade under Monica Harte who produced the New York City premiere of his first opera, as well as the CYGNUS ensemble, The East Coast Contemporary Ensemble (ECCE) and Ensemble Moto Perpetuo. His pieces have been premiered on the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the bi-annual International Electro-Acoustic Music Festival, the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music (SEAMUS) national conference in 2011, and most recently