Washington
Subtitle: making the American capital
By: by Fergus M. Bordewich.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers; Amistad
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780060842383
Subjects: City planning -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 18th century; Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 18th century; United States -- Capital and capitol -- History -- 18th century; Washington (D.C.) -- Politics and government -- To 1878
Description: From the acclaimed author of "Bound for Canaan" comes a major work of American history on the astonishing compromises and alliances involved in making Washington, D.C., the capital of the new nation..
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : The question of the capital; title: The new machine of government; title: Dinner at Jefferson's; title: Potomac fever; title: A cloudy business; title: The metropolis of America; title: An alarming and serious time; title: Irresistible temptations; title: A scene of distress; title: The general's last campaign; title: The capital of a great nation; title: Epilogue : Summer, 1814