Washington Burning How a Frenchman's Vision for Our Nation's Capital Survived Congress, the Founding Fathers, and the Invading British Army
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Standiford, Les. (2009). Washington Burning How a Frenchman's Vision for Our Nation's Capital Survived Congress, the Founding Fathers, and the Invading British Army
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Standiford, Les. (2009). Washington Burning How a Frenchman's Vision for Our Nation's Capital Survived Congress, the Founding Fathers, and the Invading British Army
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A narrative chronicle of the story of the Federal City traces such factors as the 1814 destruction of a fledgling Washington by British troops, the eccentric architectural vision of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, and the rivalry between George ...