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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780674046429
- Book Title
- Washington from the Ground Up
- Item Length
- 8.7in
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Travel, Architecture, History, Political Science
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, FL, GA, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV), History / General
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 20 oz
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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At the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers, President Washington chose a diamond-shaped site for the city that would bear his name, along with the burdens and blessings of democracy. Situated midway between North and South, the capital was also a gateway to the West--a contested wilderness where rough frontiersmen were already carving a divided nation. With Indians on their borders and black slaves in their midst, the country's white founders struggled to embody, in bricks and stone, the paradoxical republic they had invented. Inspired by Greek and Roman models, city planners and designers scoured the Western world--from Hadrian's Pantheon to Palladio's Vicenza to the French Royal Academy--for an architectural language to capture the elusive principles of liberty, equality, and union. Washington from the Ground Up tells the story of a nation whose Enlightenment ideals were tested in the fires of rebellion, removal, and resistance. It is also a tale of two cities: official Washington, whose stately neoclassical buildings expressed the government's power and global reach; and DC, whose minority communities, especially African Americans, lived in the shadows of poverty. Moving chronologically and geographically throughout the District, James McGregor reads this complex history from monuments and museums, libraries and churches, squares and neighborhoods that can still be seen today. His lucid narrative, accompanied by detailed maps and copious illustrations, doubles as a visitor's guide to this uniquely American city.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674046420
ISBN-13
9780674046429
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102919310
Product Key Features
Book Title
Washington from the Ground Up
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, FL, GA, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV), History / General
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Travel, Architecture, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.7in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
20 oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
9
Lc Classification Number
F194.M37 2010
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James McGregor'e(tm)s Washington from the Ground Up is a fine undertaking, a concise account of the city that integrates geography, history, and design. 'eoeFrom the ground up,'e the author discusses Washington'e(tm)s terrain and topography as they relate to its urban development ... The chapter on Pierre L'e(tm)Enfant and early Washington is especially good, and the chapter on the local and social history of Washington is outstanding. This is a book by a man who truly knows and loves Washington., James McGregors Washington from the Ground Up is a fine undertaking, a concise account of the city that integrates geography, history, and design. From the ground up, the author discusses Washingtons terrain and topography as they relate to its urban development ... The chapter on Pierre LEnfant and early Washington is especially good, and the chapter on the local and social history of Washington is outstanding. This is a book by a man who truly knows and loves Washington., McGregor's story of our nation's capitol begins with George Washington's selection of the site in 1790 and then proceeds to chronicle the history of the federal city's construction. He discusses the competition to design the executive mansion, what he calls the burgeoning bureaucracy, and the creation of 130 acres for the president's grounds; the city's public walks and the development of its prestigious neighborhoods are also part of his purview...Also brought into the profile are the city's many libraries, churches, monuments, and museums; McGregor tells how they relate to the capitol's history. A solid, thoroughly researched book., James McGregor's Washington from the Ground Up is a fine undertaking, a concise account of the city that integrates geography, history, and design. "From the ground up," the author discusses Washington's terrain and topography as they relate to its urban development ... The chapter on Pierre L'Enfant and early Washington is especially good, and the chapter on the local and social history of Washington is outstanding. This is a book by a man who truly knows and loves Washington., For visitors to the White House, the Congress, the Senate, the Library of Congress, the National Mall and scores of other federal buildings, institutions and attractions, this guide brings to life the architecture of the capital, placing each piece in a historical perspective that is national in scope. The writing, crisp and direct, is enlivened with anecdotes about our rulers and their often unruly subjects who made history in these same buildings.
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
917.53044
Series
From the Ground Up Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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