George Washington's final battle : the epic struggle to build a capital city and a nation / Robert P. Watson.
"At the end of America's Revolutionary War, the new nation's government was weak and almost fatally divided by bitter disputes. Inherent in the divides was disagreement about where to place the nation's seat of government. It is little remembered that George Washington took the lead on settling this...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
Georgetown University Press,
[2021]
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| Physical Description: | xxvii, 361 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm |
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Contents:
- Chronology
- Introduction: The "Other" Founding Debates
- Part I. George Washington's Early Life and American Vision: 1. Surveying a Future ; 2. Western Adventures ; 3. The Dispensations of Providence ; 4. Potomac Fever ; 5. Cincinnatus
- Part II. The Question of Capital: 6. Swords in their Hands ; 7. Mutiny! ; 8. The Day the War Ended ; 9. A Singular Destiny ; 10. Fixing the Seat of Government ; 11. Political Architecture
- Part III. The Great Debate: 12. Convention ; 13. Ten Miles Square ; 14. An Inauguration ; 15. New York City ; 16. The Great Debate ; 17. The (Second) Most Famous Dinner in History
- Part IV. Conflict and Compromise: 18. The Grand Compromise ; 18. The Residence Act of 1790 ; 19. Philadelphia ; 20. The City of Washington ; 21. Financing the Capital
- Part V. Building the Capital: 23. The Architect ; 24. Intrigues and Injuries ; 25. A Design Contest ; 26. Building the President's House ; 27. A House Divided
- Part VI. Legacy: 28. Washington (Never) Slept Here ; 29. A Pedestal Waiting for a Monument ; 30. Temple of Liberty ; 31. The Father of His Country ; 32. 'Tis Well
- Epilogue : The Building is in a State to be Habitable
- Appendix A. Chronological List of Temporary Capitals
- Appendix B. List of Proposed Locations for the Capital.