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George Washington's Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation

George Washington's Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation

Current price: $32.95
Publication Date: February 15th, 2021
Publisher:
Georgetown University Press
ISBN:
9781626167841
Pages:
384
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Description

George Washington's Final Battle tells the little-known story of how the country's first president tirelessly advocated for a capital on the shores of the Potomac. Although Washington died just months before the federal government's relocation, his vision and influence live on in the city that bears his name.

About the Author

Robert P. Watson is a Distinguished Professor of American History at Lynn University and the author or editor of more than forty books, including The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: An Untold Story of the American Revolution, The Nazi Titanic: The Incredible Untold Story of a Doomed Ship in World War II, and America's First Crisis: The War of 1812. He is a frequent media commentator and activist who has founded three nonprofit think tanks dedicated to civic education, political reform, and fact-checking political campaigns.