Establishing Congress : the removal to Washington, D.C., and the election of 1800 / edited by Kenneth R. Bowling and Donald R. Kennon

Published: Athens : Ohio University Press : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society, [2005]
Copyright Date: ©2005
Physical Description: x, 225 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Additional Creators: Bowling, Kenneth R. and Kennon, Donald R., 1948-

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Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1789-1801

Contents

Fighting for control of the American dream : Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and the election of 1800 / Cal Jillson --The election of 1800 : the consequences of the first change in party control / John H. Aldrich -- "To make hay while the sun shines" : D.C. governance as an episode in the Revolution of 1800 / William C. diGiacomantonio -- "Then let us to the woods repair" : moving the federal government and its records to Washington in 1800 / Elaine C. Everly and Howard H. Wehmann -- Jefferson, the concept of the modern capitol, and Republican nation-building / C.M. Harris -- Federal patronage in the early republic : the role of women in Washington, D.C. / Catherine Allgor -- Messing around : entertaining and accommodating Congress, 1800-1830 / Cynthia D. Earman -- Redeeming a sacred pledge : the plans to bury George Washington in the nation's capital / Rubil Morales-Vázquez -- Conclusion : the Federalist Congresses /Kenneth R. Bowling.

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0821416197 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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