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Standard History of The City of Washington

Author : William Tindall
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3849653293
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book Standard History of The City of Washington written by William Tindall and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the city of Washington, it is believed, could in no way be more effectively supplied than by telling the story, so far as possible, in the words of the participants. From the documents and records in the Government archives it is possible to give an almost complete story of the establishment of the city of Washington in the actual language of the men who achieved it; and believing that in the words of Washington, Jefferson, L'Enfant, Carroll, Johnson, Stuart, Thornton, Scott and White, this story could be told with more intense interest than in any words of his own, the compiler endeavored, in giving this portion of the city's history, to utilize to the fullest possible extent such of their writings relating to the subject, as are still preserved.

Washington at Home

Author : Kathryn S. Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Washington at Home written by Kathryn S. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2010-05-31 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washington, D.C., conjures images of marble monuments, national memorials, and world-class museums. To many, the world beyond the National Mall is invisible. Yet within an area of only 68 square miles lies a residential city of diversity, beauty, and charm. In the long-awaited update of her 1988 classic Washington at Home, Kathryn Schneider Smith and a team of historians, journalists, folklorists, museum professionals, and others who know the city intimately offer a fresh look at the social history of this intriguing city through the prism of 26 diverse neighborhoods. Lavishly illustrated with engaging historical photographs and maps, Washington at Home introduces readers to the famous residents, colorful characters, distinct flavors, and important events that helped shape the city beyond the federal façade. This second edition adds six new neighborhoods from all parts of the city. Extensive notes make the book invaluable for those doing their own research as well as the more casual reader. Journalists, historians, politicians, residents, real estate agents, and students regularly consult Washington at Home as the standard resource on the social history of Washington, D.C. This expanded and updated edition will appeal to residents, both new and old, as well as to visitors eager to deepen their experience in the nation’s capital.

Chocolate City

Author : Chris Myers Asch
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469635879
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book Chocolate City written by Chris Myers Asch and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monumental in scope and vividly detailed, Chocolate City tells the tumultuous, four-century story of race and democracy in our nation's capital. Emblematic of the ongoing tensions between America's expansive democratic promises and its enduring racial realities, Washington often has served as a national battleground for contentious issues, including slavery, segregation, civil rights, the drug war, and gentrification. But D.C. is more than just a seat of government, and authors Chris Myers Asch and George Derek Musgrove also highlight the city's rich history of local activism as Washingtonians of all races have struggled to make their voices heard in an undemocratic city where residents lack full political rights. Tracing D.C.'s massive transformations--from a sparsely inhabited plantation society into a diverse metropolis, from a center of the slave trade to the nation's first black-majority city, from "Chocolate City" to "Latte City--Asch and Musgrove offer an engaging narrative peppered with unforgettable characters, a history of deep racial division but also one of hope, resilience, and interracial cooperation.

Secret City

Author : James Kirchick
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1627792333
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (277 download)

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Download or read book Secret City written by James Kirchick and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 Named one of Vanity Fair's “Best Books of 2022” “Not since Robert Caro’s Years of Lyndon Johnson have I been so riveted by a work of history. Secret City is not gay history. It is American history.” —George Stephanopoulos Washington, D.C., has always been a city of secrets. Few have been more dramatic than the ones revealed in James Kirchick’s Secret City. For decades, the specter of homosexuality haunted Washington. The mere suggestion that a person might be gay destroyed reputations, ended careers, and ruined lives. At the height of the Cold War, fear of homosexuality became intertwined with the growing threat of international communism, leading to a purge of gay men and lesbians from the federal government. In the fevered atmosphere of political Washington, the secret “too loathsome to mention” held enormous, terrifying power. Utilizing thousands of pages of declassified documents, interviews with over one hundred people, and material unearthed from presidential libraries and archives around the country, Secret City is a chronicle of American politics like no other. Beginning with the tragic story of Sumner Welles, Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s brilliant diplomatic advisor and the man at the center of “the greatest national scandal since the existence of the United States,” James Kirchick illuminates how homosexuality shaped each successive presidential administration through the end of the twentieth century. Cultural and political anxiety over gay people sparked a decades-long witch hunt, impacting everything from the rivalry between the CIA and the FBI to the ascent of Joseph McCarthy, the struggle for Black civil rights, and the rise of the conservative movement. Among other revelations, Kirchick tells of the World War II–era gay spymaster who pioneered seduction as a tool of American espionage, the devoted aide whom Lyndon Johnson treated as a son yet abandoned once his homosexuality was discovered, and how allegations of a “homosexual ring” controlling Ronald Reagan nearly derailed his 1980 election victory. Magisterial in scope and intimate in detail, Secret City will forever transform our understanding of American history.

Standard History of the City of Washington from a Study of the Original Sources

Author : William Tindall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Standard History of the City of Washington from a Study of the Original Sources written by William Tindall and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historical Study

Author : United States. Public Buildings Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Historical Study written by United States. Public Buildings Service and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Standard History of the City of Washington

Author : William Tindall
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266440147
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Standard History of the City of Washington written by William Tindall and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Standard History of the City of Washington: From a Study of the Original Sources The history of the city of Washington divides itself almost necessarily into two distinct periods; that preceding and that following the removal there of the National Govern ment. The characteristic features of these two periods are so divergent as to practically demand distinct methods of treatment for each. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Historical Dictionary of Washington, D.C.

Author : Robert Benedetto
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810840942
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Washington, D.C. written by Robert Benedetto and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The introduction, in narrative style, summarizes the history of government and economy, cultural life, education, parks, construction of the national capital, the war of 1812 and the growth of the city, the Great Depression, the war years, the civil rights movement, and urban problems. A chronology and substantial bibliography round out this work."--Jacket.

Standard History of the City of Washington From a Study of the Original Sources

Author : William Tindall
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781019994993
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (949 download)

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Download or read book Standard History of the City of Washington From a Study of the Original Sources written by William Tindall and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a journey back in time with this comprehensive history of Washington, D.C. Drawing on original sources, H.W. Crew and Co. and William Tindall provide a detailed account of the city's founding, growth, and development. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of America's capital city. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

An Example for All the Land

Author : Kate Masur
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807899321
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book An Example for All the Land written by Kate Masur and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2010-10-04 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Example for All the Land reveals Washington, D.C. as a laboratory for social policy in the era of emancipation and the Civil War. In this panoramic study, Kate Masur provides a nuanced account of African Americans' grassroots activism, municipal politics, and the U.S. Congress. She tells the provocative story of how black men's right to vote transformed local affairs, and how, in short order, city reformers made that right virtually meaningless. Bringing the question of equality to the forefront of Reconstruction scholarship, this widely praised study explores how concerns about public and private space, civilization, and dependency informed the period's debate over rights and citizenship.

Diplomats in Buckskins

Author : Herman J. Viola
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806199351
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Diplomats in Buckskins written by Herman J. Viola and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Here is...one of the most important books in modern times on Indian-white relations." ---Western Historical Quarterly "Dr. Viola has...provided us with what will undoubtedly be the last word on the topic." ---American Indian Quarterly "Diplomats in Buckskins is loaded with historical fact, but this does not make it dry reading. Beyond being extremely entertained we can be educated by a work that tells us a lot more about ourselves as a nation. We are a people of so many origins. It gives perspective to know that a part of us once negotiated with another part as separate and soverign nations." ---Minnesota History "This volume is a soundly-represented and imaginative study of the delegations of tribal representatives who visited Washington largely between 1800 and 1900....The diligence with which Dr. Viola pursued his research has enabled him to write a most rewarding book which captures the agonies and pleasures, successes and defeats, and humor and pathos of the delegates as they conferred with Washington's sympathetic bur mostly patronizing and diffident bureaucracy." ---Journal of the West

Snow-Storm in August

Author : Jefferson Morley
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307477487
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Snow-Storm in August written by Jefferson Morley and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1835, the city of Washington simmered with racial tension as newly freed African Americans from the South poured in, outnumbering slaves for the first time. Among the enslaved was nineteen-year-old Arthur Bowen, who stumbled home drunkenly one night, picked up an axe, and threatened his owner, respected socialite Anna Thornton. Despite no blood being shed, Bowen was eventually arrested and tried for attempted murder by district attorney Francis Scott Key, but not before news of the incident spread like wildfire. Within days Washington’s first race riot exploded as whites, fearing a slave rebellion, attacked the property of free blacks. One of their victims was gregarious former slave and successful restaurateur Beverly Snow, who became the target of the mob’s rage. With Snow-Storm in August, Jefferson Morley delivers readers into an unknown chapter in history with an absorbing account of this uniquely American battle for justice.

Historical and Commercial Sketches of Washington and Environs: Our Capital City, "the Paris of America"

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Author : Elmer Epenetus Barton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (756 download)

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Download or read book Historical and Commercial Sketches of Washington and Environs: Our Capital City, "the Paris of America" written by Elmer Epenetus Barton and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Geography and Map Division

Author : Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book The Geography and Map Division written by Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

STANDARD HIST OF THE CITY OF W

Author : William 1844-1932 Tindall
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781373356338
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (563 download)

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Download or read book STANDARD HIST OF THE CITY OF W written by William 1844-1932 Tindall and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A City for the Nation

Author : Albert E. Cowdrey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book A City for the Nation written by Albert E. Cowdrey and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Between Justice and Beauty

Author : Howard Gillette, Jr.
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812205294
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Between Justice and Beauty written by Howard Gillette, Jr. and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the only American city under direct congressional control, Washington has served historically as a testing ground for federal policy initiatives and social experiments—with decidedly mixed results. Well-intentioned efforts to introduce measures of social justice for the district's largely black population have failed. Yet federal plans and federal money have successfully created a large federal presence—a triumph, argues Howard Gillette, of beauty over justice. In a new afterword, Gillette addresses the recent revitalization and the aftereffects of an urban sports arena.