9781400076222-1400076226-Grand Avenues: The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C.

Grand Avenues: The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C.

ISBN-13: 9781400076222
ISBN-10: 1400076226
Edition: Reprint
Author: Scott W. Berg
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback 352 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781400076222
ISBN-10: 1400076226
Edition: Reprint
Author: Scott W. Berg
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback 352 pages

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Grand Avenues: The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C. (ISBN-13: 9781400076222 and ISBN-10: 1400076226), written by authors Scott W. Berg, was published by Vintage in 2008. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other Individual Architects & Firms (Architecture, History, Urban & Land Use Planning, Artists, Architects & Photographers, Arts & Literature, United States, Historical, State & Local, United States History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Grand Avenues: The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C. (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Individual Architects & Firms books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.7.

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In 1791, shortly after the United States won its independence, George Washington personally asked Pierre Charles L’Enfant—a young French artisan turned American revolutionary soldier who gained many friends among the Founding Fathers—to design the new nation's capital. L’Enfant approached this task with unparalleled vigor and passion; however, his imperious and unyielding nature also made him many powerful enemies. After eleven months, Washington reluctantly dismissed L’Enfant from the project. Subsequently, the plan for the city was published under another name, and L’Enfant died long before it was rightfully attributed to him. Filled with incredible characters and passionate human drama, Scott W. Berg’s deft narrative account of this little-explored story in American history is a tribute to the genius of Pierre Charles L'Enfant and the enduring city that is his legacy.

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