This text tells the story of how the politicians, federal officials and business leaders of Gilded-Age Washington created for the United States a capital city worthy to stand with - and even rival - Paris, London and Berlin. Lessoff examines the building projects and governmental reorganizations that changed the geography and physical appearance, as well as the political and economic character, of the District of Columbia. In this study of the politics and policy-making behind the creation of "modern" Washington, Lessoff ...
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This text tells the story of how the politicians, federal officials and business leaders of Gilded-Age Washington created for the United States a capital city worthy to stand with - and even rival - Paris, London and Berlin. Lessoff examines the building projects and governmental reorganizations that changed the geography and physical appearance, as well as the political and economic character, of the District of Columbia. In this study of the politics and policy-making behind the creation of "modern" Washington, Lessoff explores a city that would seem an exception to the usual rules of urban development, one without industry and commercial growth to drive it. He argues, however, that this absence of typical economic interests allows a particularly clear view of politics and urban issues in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. In explaining how government in post-Civil War Washington promoted prosperity, established aesthetic standards, protected health and safety, managed race relations and resolved federal-local conflicts, Lessoff ais to reveal the true character of American politics and policy-making in the period.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0801844649. Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 337 pages; [SIGNED Presentation Copy] 1994 The Johns Hopkins University Press. HC/DJ 1st edition. Author inscribed presentation on the title page to leading urban studies historian, David Schuyler. Bright, tight and fresh in crisp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated with b&w photos, maps and figures. NF/NF; Signed by Author.
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