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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Guy Gugliotta |
ISBN: | 9780809046812 0809046814 9780809046836 0809046830 |
OCLC Number: | 709673926 |
Description: | viii, 486 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | "Congress House" -- Planting the seed -- Jefferson Davis loses one and wins one -- The contest -- Thomas U. Walter in charge -- Sharks in the water -- Jefferson Davis returns -- Engineer in charge -- Walter has a new idea -- The alien menace -- "A lively old man with a very red nose" -- Bleeding Kansas -- A new House of Representatives -- The feud -- Meigs under siege -- Swan song -- Tying off loose ends -- Freedom's cap. |
Responsibility: | Guy Gugliotta. |
Abstract:
The history of the modern US Capitol, the iconic seat of American government, is also the history of America's most tumultuous years. As the majestic new building rose above Washington's skyline, battles over slavery and secession ripped the country apart. This book deals with this topic.
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