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First edition

1 online resource (xxviii, 361 pages) : illustrations

ISBN 9781626167858 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9781626167841 (print)

Print version: Watson, Robert P., 1962- George Washington’s Final Battle : The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation. First edition. Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, c2021 xxviii, 361 pages ISBN 9781626167841

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction: The "Other" Founding Debates -- PART I. GEORGE WASHINGTON’S EARLY LIFE AND AMERICAN VISION. Surveying a Future ; Western Adventures ; "The Dispensations of Providence" ; Potomac Fever ; Cincinnatus -- PART II. THE QUESTION OF A CAPITAL. "Swords in their Hands" ; Mutiny! ; The Day the War Ended ; A "Singular Destiny" ; "Fixing the Seat of Government" ; Political Architecture -- PART III. THE GREAT DEBATE. Convention ; "10 Miles Square" ; An Inauguration ; New York City ; The Great Debate ; The (Second) Most Famous Dinner in History -- PART IV. CONFLICT AND COMPROMISE. The Grand Compromise ; Philadelphia ; The Residence Act of 1790 ; The City of Washington ; Financing the Capital -- PART V. BUILDING THE CAPITAL. The Architect ; The Project Nearly Comes Undone ; A Design Contest ; Building the President’s House ; A House Divided -- PART VI. LEGACY. Washington (Never) Slept Here ; "A Pedestal Waiting for a Monument" ; "Temple of Liberty" ; "The Father of His Country" ; "Tis Well" ; Epilogue : "The Building is in a State to be Habitable" -- Appendix A. Chronological List of Temporary Capitals -- Appendix B. List of Possible Locations for the Capital -- Appendix C. Timeline of Events.

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