Grand avenues, the story of the French visionary who designed Washington, D.C., Scott W. Berg
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Grand avenues, the story of the French visionary who designed Washington, D.C., Scott W. Berg
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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individual biography
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publication of autonomous or semi autonomous component of government
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index present
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non fiction
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Grand avenues
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bibliography
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Scott W. Berg
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the story of the French visionary who designed Washington, D.C.
Summary
A portrait of French architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant is set against the backdrop of the design and creation of the nation's capital, describing his service under George Washington during the Revolution, plans for the capital, and dismissal from the project
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A note on L'Enfant's English -- 1. A pedestal waiting for a superstructure -- 2. An infinity of small moments -- 3. A powerful friend among the princes of the earth -- 4. The remembrance of my former services -- 5. In every respect advantageously situated -- 6. A plan wholly new -- 7. The wheel to give motion to the machine -- 8. The whole leveled and thrown to the ground -- 9. Measures of the most immediate moment -- 10. An implicit conformity to his will -- 11. The disappointment of absolute dues -- 12. Getting the go by -- 13. A share in the undertaking -- 14. The assurance of things hoped for -- Epilogue -- Notes
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