Washington: a history of our national city

"On January 24, 1791, President George Washington chose the site for the young nation's capital: ten miles square, it stretched from the highest point of navigation on the Potomac River, and encompassed the ports of Georgetown and Alexandria. From the moment the federal government moved to...

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1. Verfasser: Lewis, Tom 1942- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Basic Books [2015]
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Zusammenfassung:"On January 24, 1791, President George Washington chose the site for the young nation's capital: ten miles square, it stretched from the highest point of navigation on the Potomac River, and encompassed the ports of Georgetown and Alexandria. From the moment the federal government moved to the District of Columbia in December 1800, Washington has been central to American identity and life. Shaped by politics and intrigue, poverty and largess, contradictions and compromises, Washington has been, from its beginnings, the stage on which our national dramas have played out. In Washington, the historian Tom Lewis paints a sweeping portrait of the capital city whose internal conflicts and promise have mirrored those of America writ large.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xxix, 521 Seiten, [8] unnumerierte Seiten Illustrationen, Portraits, Karten
ISBN:9780465039210

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