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In 1791, shortly after the United States won its independence, George Washington personally asked Pierre Charles L’Enfant—a young French artisan turned American revolutionary soldier who gained many friends among the Founding Fathers—to design the new nation's capital. L’Enfant approached this... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Thomas Jefferson: Add a description of this character.
- Duddington
- Alexander Hamilton
- George Washington
- Andrew Ellicott
- Isaac Roberdeau
- Thomas Johnson
- Pierre Charles
- Rick Olmsted
- Daniel Carroll
- Soderstrom
- David Stuart
- James Monroe
- Jenkins Hill
- Robert Morris
- Mrs. Adams
- Peter Charles L'enfant
- James Madison
- Tobias Lear
- Suter
- Laurens
- John Adams
- Greenleaf
- Benjamin Ellicott
- Roosevelt
- Pierre L'enfant
- George Walker
- Green Hill
- Warburton
- William Dudley Digges
Setting & Locations edit
- Philadelphia
- America
- Paris
- New York City
- United States
- France
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Versailles
- Pennsylvania Avenue
- Cincinnati
- Mount Vernon
- Alexandria
- London
- Savannah
- D.c.
- White House
- Charleston
- Valley Forge
- John Trumbull
- Rock Creek
- Georgetown
- Europe
- Unfant
- Rome
- Potomac
- Beaumarchais
- Mall
- Monticello
- Massachusetts
- Washington Monument
- Latrobe
- Chicago
- New Jersey
- Capitol Hill
- General Washington
- Great Britain
- New England
- Hoppin
- Atlantic
- City Of Washington
Authors & Contributors edit
- Scott W. Berg (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0375422803
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Pantheon
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0375422803
Page Count: 352
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 711.4092
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › Washington D.C.
- Books › Professional & Technical › Architecture › International › United States
- Books › Professional & Technical › Architecture › Architects, A-Z
- Books › Professional & Technical › Architecture › History & Periods
- Books › History › Europe › France
- Books › Nonfiction › Urban Planning & Development
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