Add this copy of A Mile of Glory; Pennsylvania Avenue From the Capitol to cart. $75.00, very good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Vantage Press.
Edition:
First Edition [stated], presumed first printing
Publisher:
Vantage Press
Published:
1976
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16450944403
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Very good in Very good jacket. [24], 104 pages. Illustrations. Map. Minor page and DJ soiling noted. Includes Introduction; The Dream of a Few Prior to 1800; The Great Serbonian Bog, 1800-1814; The Appian Way of the Republic, 1814-1849; Early Industry and Homes Prior to the Twentieth Century; Storm Clouds Gather, Then Burst, 1850-1870; A Time of Peace--Almost, 1870-1900; A New Century, The Twentieth Century; The Future; The Parade in Washington: Problems, Problems; Statues, Monuments, Memorials, and Parks on Pennsylvania Avenue; and Some "Firsts" and Some Odds and Ends. Also includes Bibliography, as well as 16 black and white photographs. The author presents the events surrounding the birth of Washington as the nation's capital and relates the story of the original plans for the city, which were devised by Charles Pierre L'Enfant, a Frenchman and a military engineer who had been wounded when fighting as a volunteer in the American Revolution. The author worked for the Interstate Commerce Commission and was an Air Force Reserve Officer prior to WWII. He was called to active service a few days after Pearl Harbor. He was later assigned to the White House. He served as an editor of Aerospace Historian magazine and was active in various history projects. Pennsylvania Avenue is a diagonal street in Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland that connects the White House and the United States Capitol and then crosses the city to Maryland. In Maryland it is also Maryland Route 4 (MD 4) to MD 717 in Upper Marlboro, where it becomes Stephanie Roper Highway. The section between the White House and Congress is called "America's Main Street"; it is the location of official parades and processions, as well as protest marches. Moreover, Pennsylvania Avenue is an important commuter road and is part of the National Highway System. Although Pennsylvania Avenue extends six miles within Washington, D.C., the expanse between the White House and the Capitol constitutes the ceremonial heart of the nation. Washington called this stretch "most magnificent & most convenient". Laid out by Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant, Pennsylvania Avenue was one of the earliest streets constructed in the Federal City. The first reference to the street as Pennsylvania Avenue comes in a 1791 letter from Thomas Jefferson. One theory is that the street was named for Pennsylvania as consolation for moving the capital from Philadelphia. Both Jefferson and George Washington considered the avenue an important feature of the new capital. After inspecting L'Enfant's plan, President Washington referred to the thoroughfare as a "Grand Avenue". Jefferson concurred, and while the "grand avenue" was little more than a wide dirt road ridiculed as "The Great Serbonian Bog", he planted it with rows of fast-growing Lombardy poplars. At one time Pennsylvania Avenue provided an unobstructed view between the White House and the Capitol. The construction of an expansion to the Treasury Building blocked this view, and supposedly President Andrew Jackson did this on purpose. Relations between the president and Congress were strained, and Jackson did not want to see the Capitol out his window, though in reality the Treasury Building was simply built on what was cheap government land. In an effort to tame dust and dirt, Pennsylvania Avenue was first paved using the macadam method in 1832, but over the years other pavement methods were trialed on the avenue: cobblestones in 1849 followed by Belgian blocks and then, in 1871, wooden blocks. In 1876, as part of an initiative begun by President Ulysses S. Grant to see Washington City's streets improved, Pennsylvania Avenue was paved with asphalt by Civil War veteran William Averell using Trinidad lake asphalt. On September 30, 1965, portions of the avenue and surrounding area were designated the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site. The National Park Service administers this area which includes the United States Navy Memorial, Old...