George Washington's Final Battle : The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation / Robert P. Watson.

Introduction: The "Other" Founding Debates
PART I. GEORGE WASHINGTON'S EARLY LIFE AND AMERICAN VISION. Surveying a Future ; Western Adventures ; "The Dispensations of Providence" ; Potomac Fever ; Cincinnatus
PART II. THE QUESTION OF A CAPITAL. "Swords in their Hands" ; Mutiny! ; The Day the War Ended ; A "Singular Destiny" ; "Fixing the Seat of Government" ; Political Architecture
PART III. THE GREAT DEBATE. Convention ; "10 Miles Square" ; An Inauguration ; New York City ; The Great Debate ; The (Second) Most Famous Dinner in History
PART IV. CONFLICT AND COMPROMISE. The Grand Compromise ; Philadelphia ; The Residence Act of 1790 ; The City of Washington ; Financing the Capital
PART V. BUILDING THE CAPITAL. The Architect ; The Project Nearly Comes Undone ; A Design Contest ; Building the President's House ; A House Divided
PART VI. LEGACY. Washington (Never) Slept Here ; "A Pedestal Waiting for a Monument" ; "Temple of Liberty" ; "The Father of His Country" ; "Tis Well" ; Epilogue : "The Building is in a State to be Habitable"
Appendix A. Chronological List of Temporary Capitals
Appendix B. List of Possible Locations for the Capital
Appendix C. Timeline of Events.