Alexander Robey Shepherd : The Man Who Built the Nation's Capital /

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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Richardson, John P. (auteur.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Shepherd, Alexander Robey, > 1835-1902.
District of Columbia. > Board of Public Works.
District of Columbia.
District of Columbia. > Board of Public Works > Biography.
Territorial governors.
Public works.
Politics and government.
Mayors.
Travaux publics > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Public works > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
Gouverneurs territoriaux > États-Unis.
Territorial governors > United States > District of Columbia > Biography.
Maires > Washington (D.C.) > Biographies.
Mayors > Washington (D.C.) > Biography.
Washington (D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
Washington (D.C.) > Administration > 19e siecle.
Washington (D.C.) > Politics and government > 19th century.
History.
Biographies.
Ressources Internet.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "An Apollo in form": coming of age in the nation's capital, 1835-1861
  • "The great work of improving and beautifying our beloved city": first steps in business and political leadership, 1862-1865
  • "We want an honest board of commissioners and no broken-down political demagogues": building his business and political base for civic reform, 1865-1868
  • "The necessity for a change in the form of government for this district": promoting territorial government, 1869-1870
  • "A practical experiment": achieving territorial government, 1870-1871
  • "Improvements must go on": the board of public works, 1871
  • "More work of improvement was undertaken at once than was wise": meeting opposition to the board of public works, 1872
  • "They must have a republican Boss Tweed for campaign purposes": a troubled territorial governor, 1873-1874
  • "A free man once more": bankruptcy and preparations to move to Mexico, 1874-1880
  • "A life of labor and extreme simplicity": seeking el Dorado in Batopilas, 1880-1882
  • "Anxieties, expenses, delays, and losses": journey's end, 1882-1902
  • "The law of necessity": denouement and final assessments.

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