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UNINA9910708681303321 |
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Autore |
Allen William C (William Charles), <1950-> |
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Titolo |
History of the United States Capitol [[electronic resource] ] : a chronicle of design, construction, and politics / / prepared under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol by William C. Allen |
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Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2001 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resrouce (xviii, 498 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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Collana |
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Senate document / 106th Congress, 2d session ; ; no. 106-29 |
[U.S. congressional serial set] ; ; serial no. 14620 |
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Soggetti |
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Buildings - Washington (D.C.) |
Political culture - United States - History |
Architecture and state - Washington (D.C.) - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Architect of the Capitol." |
"106th Congress, 2d session"--Title page verso. |
"Printed pursuant to H. Con. Res. 221"--Title page verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-483) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Grandeur on the Potomac -- Jefferson and Latrobe -- Destruction and restoration, 1814-1817 -- The Bulfinch years, 1818-1829 -- An unsettled time, 1830-1850 -- Thomas U. Walter and the Capitol exntension -- Captain M.C. Meigs, engineer in charge -- Pride and strife -- Calm and calamity -- The Clark years, 1865-1902 -- Civic improvements -- Views of history. |
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