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Worthy of the Nation: Washington, DC, from L´Enfant to the National Capital Planning Commission
Frederick Gutheim
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Description for Worthy of the Nation: Washington, DC, from L´Enfant to the National Capital Planning Commission
Hardback. Illustrated with plans, maps, and new and historic photographs, the second edition of Worthy of the Nation provides researchers and general readers with an appealing and authoritative view of the planning and evolution of the federal district. Num Pages: 440 pages, 241, 230 black & white halftones, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 273 x 222 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1838.
When Worthy of the Nation first appeared in 1977, it won much acclaim for its comprehensive treatment of Washington's design and urban development. Now the story has been brought up to the present, tracing the first thirty years of home rule for the District through the completion of the National Museum of the American Indian and the World War II Memorial in the early twenty-first century. Frederick Gutheim and Antoinette J. Lee begin with L'Enfant's survey of 1791, the uneven growth of Washington City as an early port, its rapid expansion during the Civil War, and the McMillan ... Read more
When Worthy of the Nation first appeared in 1977, it won much acclaim for its comprehensive treatment of Washington's design and urban development. Now the story has been brought up to the present, tracing the first thirty years of home rule for the District through the completion of the National Museum of the American Indian and the World War II Memorial in the early twenty-first century. Frederick Gutheim and Antoinette J. Lee begin with L'Enfant's survey of 1791, the uneven growth of Washington City as an early port, its rapid expansion during the Civil War, and the McMillan ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801883286
SKU
V9780801883286
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About Frederick Gutheim
Frederick Gutheim (1908-1993) was a planner, urban historian, architecture critic, and lifelong Washingtonian. Antoinette J. Lee is a historian of Washington, DC, and its environs.
Reviews for Worthy of the Nation: Washington, DC, from L´Enfant to the National Capital Planning Commission
This account clearly makes the case that the city would never have emerged in its present (and strikingly beautiful) form without the strong hand of planners who were politically empowered to run roughshod over the desires of various commercial developers and private interests.
Francis Fukuyama American Interest 2007 New life for a classic. Planning 2007
Francis Fukuyama American Interest 2007 New life for a classic. Planning 2007