| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-311) and index. |
| Contents |
A note on L'Enfant's English -- 1. A pedestal waiting for a superstructure -- 2. An infinity of small moments -- 3. A powerful friend among the princes of the earth -- 4. The remembrance of my former services -- 5. In every respect advantageously situated -- 6. A plan wholly new -- 7. The wheel to give motion to the machine -- 8. The whole leveled and thrown to the ground -- 9. Measures of the most immediate moment -- 10. An implicit conformity to his will -- 11. The disappointment of absolute dues -- 12. Getting the go by -- 13. A share in the undertaking -- 14. The assurance of things hoped for -- Epilogue -- Notes. |
| Subject |
L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825.
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City planners -- France -- Biography.
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City planning -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 18th century.
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| ISBN |
0375422803 |
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9780375422805 |
| Standard No. |
9780375422805 |
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