Author : Adam Costanzo
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 45,13 MB
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 0820352853
Introduction -- Part I. Grand visions and financial disasters. Dreams of metropolis -- Speculating in failure -- A boomtown without a boom -- Part II. A "federal town" on the Potomac. Jeffersonians and the federal city -- The limits of local control -- Part III. Making the capital national, 1814-1828. Saving and rebuilding Washington -- Striving to be a national city -- Part IV. The seat of a continental empire. A symbolic national capital -- Federal intervention -- Epilogue.
Author : The National Archives
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 15,4 MB
Release : 2006-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0198042272
Our Documents is a collection of 100 documents that the staff of the National Archives has judged most important to the development of the United States. The entry for each document includes a short introduction, a facsimile, and a transcript of the document. Backmatter includes further reading, credits, and index. The book is part of the much larger Our Documents initiative sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), National History Day, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the USA Freedom Corps.
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Page : 1160 pages
File Size : 33,1 MB
Release : 1892
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Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,2 MB
Release : 1970
Category : United States
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Author : Joseph J. Ellis
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 45,66 MB
Release : 1998-11-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0375727469
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER Following Thomas Jefferson from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph J. Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. He gives us the slaveholding libertarian who was capable of decrying mescegenation while maintaing an intimate relationship with his slave, Sally Hemmings; the enemy of government power who exercisdd it audaciously as president; the visionarty who remained curiously blind to the inconsistencies in his nature. American Sphinx is a marvel of scholarship, a delight to read, and an essential gloss on the Jeffersonian legacy.
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Page : 644 pages
File Size : 19,46 MB
Release : 1997
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Author : Frederick Jackson Turner
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 37,56 MB
Release : 2008-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 014196331X
This hugely influential work marked a turning point in US history and culture, arguing that the nation’s expansion into the Great West was directly linked to its unique spirit: a rugged individualism forged at the juncture between civilization and wilderness, which – for better or worse – lies at the heart of American identity today. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives – and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
Author : C. Albert White
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Page : 794 pages
File Size : 38,17 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Government publications
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Author : Asher Crosby Hinds
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Page : 1204 pages
File Size : 23,68 MB
Release : 1899
Category : Parliamentary practice
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Author : Diane K. Skvarla
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 20,64 MB
Release : 2005-08
Category : Art
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The U.S. Capitol abounds in magnificent art that rivals its exterior architectural splendor. The fine art held by the U.S. Senate comprises much of this treasured heritage. It spans over 200 years of history & contains works by such celebrated artists as Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Hiram Powers, Daniel Chester French, Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, Walker Hancock, & Alexander Calder. This volume provides previously unpublished information on the 160 paintings & sculptures in the U.S. Senate. Each work of art -- from portraiture of prominent senators to scenes depicting significant events in U.S. history -- is illus. with a full-page color photo, accompanied by an essay & secondary images that place the work in historical & aesthetic context.
