A manual on the origin and development of Washington

"A Manual on the Origin and Development of Washington" by H. Paul Caemmerer is a journey through the story of America’s capital, told in the late 1930s. This book explores how Washington, D.C., came to be, from its original design to the impressive city it became. The manual is set up as an educational resource and explores Washington's history from its very beginnings in the 1700s, leading the reader through the key moments and the people who helped shape it, like George Washington and Pierre Charles L’Enfant. The book's chapters, twenty-five in all, explain not only the political importance of the city but also the careful planning and beauty that were intended to make it a place of national pride.