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Building Washington: Engineering and Construction of the New Federal City, 1790-1840
Building Washington Engineering and Construction of the New Federal City 17901840
Author: Robert J. Kapsch
In 1790, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson set out to build a new capital for the United States of America in just ten years. The area they selected on the banks of the Potomac River, a spot halfway between the northern and southern states, had few resources or inhabitants. Almost everything needed to build the federal city would have to be...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781421424873
ISBN-10: 1421424878
Publication Date: 5/2/2018
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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