Robert J Kapsch: 1 book
Building Washington
Engineering and Construction of the New Federal City, 1790−1840
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
In 1790, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson set out to build a new capital for the United States of America in just ten years. The area they selected on the banks of the Potomac River, a spot halfway between the northern and southern states, had few resources or inhabitants. Almost everything...
