Building Washington : Engineering and Construction of the New Federal City, 1790−1840 / / Robert J. Kapsch |
Autore | Kapsch Robert James <1942-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 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 genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4214-2488-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795437803321 |
Kapsch Robert James <1942->
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Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2018 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Building Washington : Engineering and Construction of the New Federal City, 1790−1840 / / Robert J. Kapsch |
Autore | Kapsch Robert James <1942-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 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 genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4214-2488-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823447403321 |
Kapsch Robert James <1942->
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Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2018 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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