New City Upon a Hill:: A History of Columbia, Maryland

by Joseph Rocco Mitchell, David L. Stebenne, David Stebenne

Book Overview

Published in anticipation of Columbia's fortieth anniversary in 2007, this book showcases the history of one of the nation's leading new towns. Built from the brilliant plan developed by visionary designer James Rouse, Columbia's innovative design is the foundation for a unique community that has thrived for decades and flourishes today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596290676
• ISBN13: 9781596290679
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Where Are the Drug Lords??

Everyone knows there are two things Columbia is famous for: it's rich fragrant coffee beans and the cocaine trade. Neither one gets a mention in the whitewash of history in which we're supposed to believe that a gaucho named "Rouse" rode into this barren land and planned the entire country ahead of time. Well, what part of the "Columbia Plan" was the coke and the drug lords who ravaged the nation? Tell me that, messrs Mitchell & Delaney! Unless this "Columbia Association" is an english translation of Pablo Escobar's group, methinks someone would like to deny that Columbia was the first narco-state in history. As history, it's completely wrong, but as a work of imagination, it's terribly compelling. You simply MUST READ THIS BOOK!