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Grand Avenues: The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C.
Grand Avenues The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant the French Visionary Who Designed Washington DC
Author: Scott W. Berg
In 1791, shortly after the United States won its independence, George Washington personally asked Pierre Charles L’Enfant—a young French artisan turned American revolutionary soldier who gained many friends among the Founding Fathers—to design the new nation's capital. L’Enfant approached this task with unparalleled v...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781400076222
ISBN-10: 1400076226
Publication Date: 2/12/2008
Pages: 352
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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