Montgomery C. Meigs and the Building of the Nation's Capital Contributor(s): Dickinson, William C. (Author), Herrin, Dean A. (Contribution by), Kennon, Donald R. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 082141397X ISBN-13: 9780821413975 Publisher: Ohio University Press OUR PRICE: $32.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2002 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers - Architecture | History - General - Art | History - General |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 00069557 |
Series: Perspectives on the Art and Architectural History of the United States Capitol |
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 7.04" W x 10.02" (1.00 lbs) 232 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia - Locality - Washington, D.C. - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: At the age of thirty-six, in 1852, Lt. Montgomery Cunningham Meigs of the Army Corps of Engineers reported to Washington, D.C., for duty as a special assistant to the chief army engineer, Gen. Joseph G. Totten. It was a fateful assignment, both for the nation's capital and for the bright, ambitious, and politically connected West Point graduate. |