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The Creation of Washington D.C.: The Idea and Location of the American Capital
The Creation of Washington DC The Idea and Location of the American Capital
Author: Kenneth R. Bowling
Leaders of the American Revolution envisioned the United States as the next great world empire. George Washington and his allies, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, believed that the capital of that empire should be a commercial as well as political emporium. They spearheaded the effort to place it on the Potomac and make Virginia a preeminent ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780913969298
ISBN-10: 091396929X
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 270
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Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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