ISBN: 9780821422502 - alexander robey shepherd: the man who built the nation's capital (11 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good - Fine. No Jacket. None Stated. A 1st print (number line to 1) of a biography of the public works "czar" who saw to the building of the infrastructure (paved streets, sewer systems, trees and gaslights) of Washington DC in the early to mid 1870s. Minimal wear. A very good or better copy.…

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:9780821422502.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 248 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 262 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506. . 2016. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With Alexander Robey Shepherd, John P. Richardson gives us the first full-length biography of his subject, who as Washington, D.C.'s, public works czar (1871-74) built the infrastructure of the nation's capital in a few frenetic years after the Civil War. The story of Shepherd is also the story of his hometown after that cataclysm, which left the city with churned-up streets, stripped of its trees, and exhausted. An intrepid businessman, Shepherd became president of Washington's lower house of delegates at twenty-seven. Garrulous and politically astute, he used every lever to persuade Congress to realize Peter L'Enfant's vision for the capital. His tenure produced paved and graded streets, sewer systems, trees, and gaslights, and transformed the fetid Washington Canal into one of the city's most stately avenues. After bankrupting the city, a chastened Shepherd left in 1880 to develop silver mines in western Mexico, where he lived out his remaining twenty-two years. In Washington, Shepherd worked at the confluence of race, party, region, and urban development, in a microcosm of the United States. Determined to succeed at all costs, he helped force Congress to accept its responsibility for maintenance of its stepchild, the nation's capital city.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorJohn P. Richardson is a retired intelligence officer, Middle East specialist, and author of a previous study on the West Bank and Gaza Strip. He is an officer of two Washington area historical organizations and .