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Washington Burning: How A Frenchman's Vision Of Our Nation's Capital Survived Congress, The Founding Fathers, And The Invading British Army - Hardcover
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An early history of Washington, D.C., describes how the city became the nation's capital, the design of eccentric French architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Washington's efforts to balance the design with opposition from fiscal conservatives--which mirrored the struggles of a fledgling nation--and the 1814 burning of the city by British troops. 50,000 first printing.
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\LES STANDIFORD is the author of the critically acclaimed Last Train to Paradise and Meet You in Hell, as well as ten novels. Recipient of the Frank O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, he is director of the Creative Writing Program at Florida International University in Miami, where he lives with his wife and three children.
Visit his website at www.Les-Standiford.com.
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- PublisherCrown Pub
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0307346447
- ISBN 13 9780307346445
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages353
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