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BL
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1018130
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b772500
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| Main Entry
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Bordewich, Fergus M.
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| Title & Author
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Washington : : the making of the American capital /\ Fergus M. Bordewich.
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| Edition Statement
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First edition.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Amistad,, ©2008.
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| Page. NO
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367 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations, map ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0060842385
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: 9780060842383
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-356) and index.
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| Contents
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Prologue: the question of the capital -- The new machine of government -- Dinner at Jefferson's -- Potomac fever -- A cloudy business -- The metropolis of America -- An alarming and serious time -- Irresistible temptations -- A scene of distress -- The general's last campaign -- The capital of a great nation -- Epilogue: summer, 1814.
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| Abstract
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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.
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| Subject
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City planning-- Washington (D.C.)-- History-- 18th century.
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Capitals (Cities)
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City planning.
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HISTORY-- United States-- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
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Politics and government
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United States, Capital and capitol, History, 18th century.
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Washington (D.C.), History, 18th century.
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Washington (D.C.), Politics and government, To 1878.
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United States.
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Washington (D.C.)
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| Dewey Classification
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975.3/01
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| LC Classification
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F197.B67 2008
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