Description: Building Washington Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Engineering and Construction of the New Federal City, 1790?1840 Author(s): Robert J. Kapsch Format: Hardback Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, United States Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN-13: 9781421424873, 978-1421424873 Synopsis A richly illustrated behind-the-scenes tour of how the nation?s capital was built. 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 needed to build the federal city would have to be brought in, including materials, skilled workers, architects, and engineers. It was a daunting task, and these American Founding Fathers intended to do it without congressional appropriation. Robert J. Kapsch?s beautifully illustrated book chronicles the early planning and construction of our nation?s capital. It shows how Washington, DC, was meant to be not only a government center but a great commercial hub for the receipt and transshipment of goods arriving through the Potomac Canal, then under construction. Picturesque plans would not be enough; the endeavor would require extensive engineering and the work of skilled builders. By studying an extensive library of original documents?from cost estimates to worker time logs to layout plans?Kapsch has assembled a detailed account of the hurdles that complicated this massive project. While there have been many books on the architecture and planning of this iconic city, Building Washington explains the engineering and construction behind it.
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Book Title: Building Washington
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Building Washington: Engineering and Construction of the New Federal City, 1790 1840
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: Engineering & Technology, History
Item Height: 279 mm
Item Weight: 1565 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Robert J. Kapsch
Item Width: 216 mm
Format: Hardcover
