Building Washington : Engineering and Construction of the New Federal City, 1790−1840 / / Robert J. Kapsch

• Autore: Kapsch Robert James <1942->
• Pubblicazione: Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2018; Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2018; ©2018
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (384 pages)
• Disciplina: 307.1/21609753
• Soggetto topico: Public works - Washington (D.C.); City planning - Washington (D.C.)
• Soggetto geografico: Washington (D.C.) Social conditions; Washington (D.C.) History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Project planning and construction efforts. Pierre L'Enfant's two plans for executing the president's vision -- Financing the Federal City : the difficulty of collecting adequate funds -- Constructing the Federal City : gathering materials and workers -- Developing a commercial center: harbor navigation and river improvements -- Early infrastructure and transport improvements -- Building military defenses for the capital -- Building campaigns: a timeline of Washington, D.C.'s first fifty years. The first public building campaign (1791-1802): clashing commissioners and -- Workers -- The second public building campaign (1803-1811): the president and the architect -- The third public building campaign (1815-1824): rebuilding the Federal City -- Later transportation improvements: canals and aqueducts -- Epilogue: building a new Federal City.
• Titolo autorizzato: Building Washington
• ISBN: 1-4214-2488-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910795437803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II