Washington from the Ground Up

by James H.S. McGregor

Book Overview

At the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers, President Washington chose a diamond-shaped site for the city that would bear his name, along with the burdens and blessings of democracy. Situated midway between North and South, the capital was also a gateway to the West--a contested wilderness where rough frontiersmen were already carving a divided nation. With Indians on their borders and black slaves in their midst, the country's white founders...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674026047
• ISBN13: 9780674026049
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"