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A capital capital city, 1790-1814
| Title | A capital capital city, 1790-1814 |
| Names | Hilton, Suzanne. |
| Book Number | DB036821 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | In this history of early Washington, D.C., the author focuses on the people who influenced the creation and form of the city. Included are the creative but stubborn French architect Pierre-Charles L'Enfant; presidents Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison, and Monroe; and other players in the campaign to locate the capital in its present location. The author concludes with the 1814 burning and rebirth of the city. For grades 5-8 and older readers. |
| Narrator | Mast, Ben. |
| Local Subject | History, United States - HUS |
| History - HST | |
| Short Book - SH | |
| Young Adult Book - YA | |
| Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN | |
| Audience Notes | For grades 5-8. |
| Male narrator. |
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| LC Subject | United States - History - 1783-1815 - Juvenile literature |
| Washington (D.C.) - History - Juvenile literature |
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| Call Number | j975.303 JNF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 1992 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1992 (Potomac Talking Book Services, recording studio). |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: 1st ed. New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, 1992. |