An edition of Washington burning (2009)
Washington Burning
How a Frenchman's Vision for Our Nation's Capital Survived Congress, the Founding Fathers, and the Invading British Army
By Les Standiford
Publish Date
July 28, 2009
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Language
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Pages
368
Description:
Washington burning transports us in time to the very foundig of our nation and its capital. We learn that the Washington we know might never have come to be had it not been for the destruction of the young city by British troops in 1814, or for Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the eccentric, passionate, difficult architect who fell in love with his adopted country. L'Enfant's sweeping vision of a grand Federal City inspired President George Washington but earned the enmity of Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who hated the idea of an imperial city. So was the capital born of feuding personalities, and located on the banks of the Potomac only after great political struggle.
subjects: City planning, History, Architecture, Buildings, structures, Buildings
People: Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754-1825)
Places: Washington (D.C.)
Times: Capture by the British, 1814