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Pt. 1 Idea of Order 1
1 Sentinel 3
2 If You Build It, They Will Come 9
3 The Winds of a War 11
4 First Orders of Business 18
5 Coming of Age 31
6 A New American Order 39
7 Quid Pro Quo 47
8 Court of Public Opinion 59
9 Greatness of Empire 65
10 Habitation and a Name 72
11 Grand Design 82
12 Glory Days 91
13 Headway 97
14 A Plan Wholly New 104
15 All Things Reasonable and Proper 115
16 Endgame 121
17 Ditches in the Midst of Winter 128
18 Writ of Trespass 136
19 Purest Principles 142
20 Least Obedient Servant 147
Pt. 2 On the Potowmack 155
21 In This Great Castle 157
22 Revolving Door 161
23 Plague 172
24 No Match for the Rogues 179
25 Raise High the Roof Beams 187
26 Race to the Finish 195
27 A Residence Not to Be Changed 204
28 A Concurrence of Disastrous Events 209
Pt. 3 Forged by Fire 219
29 Destroy and Lay Waste 221
30 The Little Malice of Fools 229
31 Embers of Imagination 237
32 Stillness of the Grave 245
33 The More Things Change 252
34 Under a Different Belief 258
35 Debacle at Bladensburg 266
36 Barbarians Through the Gates 271
37 A Disaster Striking and Sublime 275
38 Thieves in the Night 280
39 Scorn and Execration 284
40 Dishonest, Avaricious Men 289
41 Phoenix Rising 296
42 Ad Astra 304
43 Honor and Reward 311
Acknowledgments 317
Selected Bibliography 318
Notes 323
Index 34
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Michael Murphy
reviewed Washington Burning: How a Frenchman's Vision for Our Nation's Capital Survived Congress, the Founding Fathers, and the Invading British Army on April 18, 2014
Washington Burning
I picked this book up because we were traveling to DC and I wanted to read something related.
I found this book completely fascinating.
I had no idea how DC came to be or all the controversy surrounding it!
Standiford was able to weave the story of how DC came to be and how it's first few decades went in a way that was informative and entertaining without being too technical.
I enjoyed the book tremendously and loved the history lessons learned it.
Sometimes, though, Standiford jumps around a bit, then goes back and it took me a few seconds to realize there was a jump. But overall, I enjoyed the book and recommend it!
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