First published 2020
Escape the swamp of modern politics and travel back in time to the nation's messy, muddy beginnings. Foreign visitors to Washington, D.C. in its early days found a city still under construction, with poor roads, few hotels, and grand political ambitions that often fell short. But these intrepid tourists - from British aristocrats to French revolutionaries - bore witness to the birth of a new capital and a new nation, offering vivid, often critical impressions that reveal as much about themselves as the fledgling United States.
Genres: biography, history, 19th-century, american-history
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, historical-setting
Setting: Washington D.C., Georgetown, Alexandria
Period: 1790-1865
Hardcover