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Washington burning : how a Frenchman's vision of our nation's capital survived Congress, the Founding Fathers, and the invading British Army Cover Image Book

Washington burning : how a Frenchman's vision of our nation's capital survived Congress, the Founding Fathers, and the invading British Army / Les Standiford.

Standiford, Les, (author.).

Summary:

An early history of Washington, D.C., describes how the city became the nation's capital, the design of eccentric French architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant, and the 1814 burning of the city by British troops.

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  • ISBN: 9780307346445
  • Physical Description: xi, 353 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, 2008.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part 1 Idea of Order 1 -- 1 Sentinel 3 -- 2 If You Build It, They Will Come 9 -- 3 Winds of a War 11 -- 4 First Orders of Business 18 -- 5 Coming of Age 31 -- 6 A New American Order 39 -- 7 Quid Pro Quo 47 -- 8 Court of Public Opinion 59 -- 9 Greatness of Empire 65 -- 10 Habitation and a Name 72 -- 11 Grand Design 82 -- 12 Glory Days 91 -- 13 Headway 97 -- 14 A Plan Wholly New 104 -- 15 All Things Reasonable and Proper 115 -- 16 Endgame 121 -- 17 Ditches in the Midst of Winter 128 -- 18 Writ of Trespass 136 -- 19 Purest Principles 142 -- 20 Least Obedient Servant 147 -- Part 2 On the Potowmack 155 -- 21 In This Great Castle 157 -- 22 Revolving Door 161 -- 23 Plague 172 -- 24 No Match for the Rogues 179 -- 25 Raise High the Roof Beams 187 -- 26 Race to the Finish 195 -- 27 A Residence Not to Be Changed 204 -- 28 A Concurrence of Disastrous Events 209 -- Part 3 Forged by Fire 219 -- 29 Destroy and Lay Waste 221 -- 30 Little Malice of Fools 229 -- 31 Embers of Imagination 237 -- 32 Stillness of the Grave 245 -- 33 More Things Change ... 252 -- 34 Under a Different Belief 258 -- 35 Debacle at Bladensburg 266 -- 36 Barbarians Through the Gates 271 -- 37 A Disaster Striking and Sublime 275 -- 38 Thieves in the Night 280 -- 39 Scorn and Execration 284 -- 40 Dishonest, Avaricious Men 289 -- 41 Phoenix Rising 296 -- 42 Ad Astra 304 -- 43 Honor and Reward 311.

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L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825.
City planning > Washington (D.C.) > History.
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Washington (D.C.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Washington (D.C.) > History.
Washington (D.C.) > History > Capture by the British, 1814.

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