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-> | ||
Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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-> | ||
Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The center : people and power in political Washington / / Stewart Alsop |
Autore | Alsop Stewart |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Open Road, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (228 pages) |
Disciplina | 320.9/73 |
ISBN | 1-4804-4599-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910165084803321 |
Alsop Stewart | ||
New York : , : Open Road, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Political terrain [[electronic resource] ] : Washington, D.C., from tidewater town to global metropolis / / Carl Abbott |
Autore | Abbott Carl |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina | 975.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Regionalism - Southern States
Regionalism - Northeastern States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8078-7569-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452257403321 |
Abbott Carl | ||
Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Political terrain [[electronic resource] ] : Washington, D.C., from tidewater town to global metropolis / / Carl Abbott |
Autore | Abbott Carl |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina | 975.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Regionalism - Southern States
Regionalism - Northeastern States |
ISBN |
979-88-908705-4-4
0-8078-7569-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777684903321 |
Abbott Carl | ||
Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Political terrain : Washington, D.C., from tidewater town to global metropolis / / Carl Abbott |
Autore | Abbott Carl |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina | 975.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Regionalism - Southern States
Regionalism - Northeastern States |
ISBN |
979-88-908705-4-4
0-8078-7569-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826307203321 |
Abbott Carl | ||
Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A Song to My City : Washington, DC / / Carol Lancaster with Doug Farrar |
Autore | Lancaster Carol |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Georgetown University Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 975.3 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-62616-384-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Why Washington, DC? -- The history and politics -- Natural Washington -- Cityscape -- Three people who made the city -- Washingtonians -- Towards the city's future. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155149103321 |
Lancaster Carol | ||
Washington, District of Columbia : , : Georgetown University Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Washington Navy Yard : an illustrated history / / Edward J. Marolda ; with foreword by Christopher E. Weaver |
Autore | Marolda Edward J. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : Naval Historical Center, , 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 112 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Disciplina | 359.7/09753 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WeaverChristopher E |
Soggetto genere / forma | History |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Washington Navy Yard |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910707932803321 |
Marolda Edward J. | ||
Washington : , : Naval Historical Center, , 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Washington: Vol. 2: Village and Capital, 1800-1878 |
Autore | Green Constance M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Princeton University Press, 1962 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 445 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 975.3 |
ISBN | 1-4008-2021-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996248085003316 |
Green Constance M | ||
[Place of publication not identified], : Princeton University Press, 1962 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Watchdog / / Congressman Darrell Issa |
Autore | Issa Darrell <1953-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Center Street, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (246 pages) |
Disciplina | 364.109753 |
Soggetto topico |
Political corruption - Washington (D.C.) - History
Scandals - Washington (D.C.) - History Crime - Washington (D.C.) - History Politically exposed people - Washington (D.C.) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4555-9196-3
1-4789-1872-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | How we got here -- The big obstacle : Big Government -- The answer : transparency, accountability, and reform -- A life before government -- From business veteran to government rookie -- The recall election and the rise of the Terminator -- Second thoughts on six years with the Fourth Estate -- Fast and furious -- The difference Benghazi makes -- Louis Lerner : the power to tax and the power to destroy -- Hillary's got a secret (email server) -- Bank accounts as political weapons -- Bank bailouts : exposed but unstoppable -- Turning a deaf ear to whistle-blowers and a blind eye to cover-ups -- Why the Oversight Committee keeps watch -- Taking the Administration to court -- The only good government is open government -- Looking back, moving ahead. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910148756103321 |
Issa Darrell <1953-> | ||
New York : , : Center Street, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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