Incidental Architect William Thornton and the Cultural Life of Early Washington, D. C. , 1794-1828 |
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| Author:
| Brown, Gordon S. |
| Series title: | Perspective on Art and Architect Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8214-1863-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2009 |
| Publisher: | Ohio University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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While the majority of scholarship on early Washington focuses on its political and physical development, in Incidental Architect Gordon S. Brown describes the intellectual and social scene of the 1790s and early 1800s through the lives of a prominent couple whose cultural aspirations served as both model and mirror for the city's own.When
While the majority of scholarship on early Washington focuses on its political and physical development, in Incidental Architect Gordon S. Brown describes the intellectual and social scene of the 1790s and early 1800s through the lives of a prominent couple whose cultural aspirations served as both model and mirror for the city's own.When