Washington: How Slaves, Idealists, and Scoundrels Created the Nation's Capital

The Washington D.C.

Capital: A Story of Influence, Power Brokers, and Slaves Who Built the City.

This book uncovers the hidden side of American history, revealing the backroom deal-making and shifting alliances among our Founding Fathers that led to the creation of Washington D.C.

as the nation's capital.

With a novelist's eye for detail, author Fergus M.

Bordewich pulls back the curtain on the lives of the slaves who actually built the city, revealing surprising and illuminating stories of triumph over political and financial obstacles.

This page-turning work is an eminently readable account of a little-known chapter in American history, one that will leave readers with a new appreciation for the importance of land speculation in our political history from the very beginning to today.

Don't miss out on this fascinating and informative read!