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Cargando... Building Washington: Engineering and Construction of the New Federal City, 1790-1840por Robert J. Kapsch
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I chose to read this book for work-related purposes, but it's a fairly interesting examination of the pit-falls of building a new national capital basically from scratch, without having the guaranteed resources to do so. Still, though it might have been a "crazy idea," it was George Washington's "crazy idea," so the American republic persevered in the face of the many difficulties. Perhaps the most chronic problem from the author's perspective is that the commissioners who had the responsibility of presiding over construction often didn't see eye to eye with the professional engineers tasked with turning their unschooled ideas into reality. Solid progress arguably wasn't made until the chief engineer was made directly responsible to the president, when Benjamin Latrobe served under Jefferson and Madison. It should be noted that this book covers much more than the White House and the Capitol, as issues of transportation, water control and fortification are also dealt with. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
In 1790, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson set out to build a new capital for the United States of America in just ten years. The area they selected on the banks of the Potomac River, a spot halfway between the northern and southern states, had few resources or inhabitants. Almost everything needed to build the federal city would have to be brought in, including materials, skilled workers, architects, and engineers. It was a daunting task, and these American Founding Fathers intended to do it without congressional appropriation. Robert J. Kapsch's beautifully illustrated book chronicles the early planning and construction of our nation's capital. It shows how Washington, DC, was meant to be not only a government center but a great commercial hub for the receipt and transshipment of goods arriving through the Potomac Canal, then under construction. Picturesque plans would not be enough; the endeavor would require extensive engineering and the work of skilled builders. By studying an extensive library of original documents--from cost estimates to worker time logs to layout plans--Kapsch has assembled a detailed account of the hurdles that complicated this massive project. While there have been many books on the architecture and planning of this iconic city, Building Washington explains the engineering and construction behind it. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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