Records of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital
Title | Records of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital |
Publisher | |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | City planning |
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Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States: Record groups 1-170
Title | Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States: Record groups 1-170 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. National Archives and Records Administration |
Publisher | |
Pages | 936 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Public records |
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Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Public Buildings Service
Title | Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Public Buildings Service PDF eBook |
Author | United States. National Archives and Records Service |
Publisher | |
Pages | 120 |
Release | 1958 |
Genre | Archives |
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George Washington's Washington
Title | George Washington's Washington PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Costanzo |
Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
Pages | 263 |
Release | 2018-04-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0820352861 |
The vision, controversy and political rivalries that shaped America’s capital are examined in this fascinating history of Washington, D.C. When America’s first congress declared that a national capital was to be built along the Potomac, President Washington was given complete control over its design and construction. Eager to establish a federal city worthy of a powerful and rapidly expanding empire, Washington recruited commissioners, surveyors, architects, and craftsmen. But there were many—including Thomas Jefferson—who opposed Washington’s vision for a grand American metropolis. In the fiercely partisan environment of the early republic, the construction, development, and oversight of the District of Colombia became a symbolic pawn in the contest between rival political groups. George Washington’s Washington traces the president’s original plan for the capital over the course of decades, through its formation, abandonment, and eventual revival in the Jacksonian era. It is not simply a history of the city during Washington’s life but a history of his vision for the national capital and of the local and national conflicts surrounding this vision’s acceptance and implementation.
Historic Resource Study
Title | Historic Resource Study PDF eBook |
Author | William Bushong |
Publisher | |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Government publications |
ISBN |
Guide to the Records in the National Archives
Title | Guide to the Records in the National Archives PDF eBook |
Author | National Archives (U.S.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 714 |
Release | 1948 |
Genre | Administrative agencies |
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Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Select Committee of the House of Representatives on Foreign Aid, 1947-48
Title | Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Select Committee of the House of Representatives on Foreign Aid, 1947-48 PDF eBook |
Author | National Archives (U.S.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 1941 |
Genre | Archives |
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