Washington: A History of Our National City

by Lewis Tom and Tom Lewis

Book Overview

On January 24, 1791, President George Washington chose the site for the young nation's capital: ten miles square, it stretched from the highest point of navigation on the Potomac River, and encompassed the ports of Georgetown and Alexandria. From the moment the federal government moved to the District of Columbia in December 1800, Washington has been central to American identity and life. Shaped by politics and intrigue, poverty and largess, contradictions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465039219
• ISBN13: 9780465039210
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"