My daughter is reading and studying some of his speeches and letters and having to answer questions about them. Rest assured, she really has an appreciation for the speech of that time period, but we really want to dig into them more. We wanted to see if someone had put his speeches into current every day language. We found a "blog" where someone had translated his farewell address and it was helpful, but a little crude and out of character for George Washington. Anyone know of a site or even a book that has done this? I compare it to having different translations of the Bible for better understanding. While I still respect and appreciate the words, when I am studying, I understand them better in more modern language. I have asked this questions in different forums, hope I have better luck here.
2007-08-26
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Melissa C
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