Washington by Fergus M Bordewich
Washington, D.C., is home to the most influential power brokers in the world. But how did we come to call D.C. - a place one contemporary observer called a mere swamp producing nothing except myriads of toads and frogs (of enormous size), a district that was strategically indefensible, captive to the politics of slavery, and a target of unbridled land speculation - our nation's capital?FERGUS M.BORDEWICH is the author of seven prior nonfiction works, including The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Created the Government; America's Grand Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government; and The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government. Douglas and the Union-Saving Compromise; Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the Battle for America's Soul; and Washington: The Creation of the American Capital. He and his wife, Jean Parvin Bordewich, who works in philanthropy and writes plays, live in San Francisco.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780060842390 |
| ISBN 10 | 0060842393 |
| Title | Washington |
| Author | Fergus M Bordewich |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2009-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
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