Records of the Columbia Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 1971-1972
Author | : Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) |
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Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Washington (D.C.) |
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Author | : Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) |
Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : J. D. Dickey |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2014-09-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1493013939 |
Washington, DC, gleams with stately columns and neoclassical temples, a pulsing hub of political power and prowess. But for decades it was one of the worst excuses for a capital city the world had ever seen. Before America became a world power in the twentieth century, Washington City was an eyesore at best and a disgrace at worst. Unfilled swamps, filthy canals, and rutted horse trails littered its landscape. Political bosses hired hooligans and thugs to conduct the nation's affairs. Legendary madams entertained clients from all stations of society and politicians of every party. The police served and protected with the aid of bribes and protection money. Beneath pestilential air, the city’s muddy roads led to a stumpy, half-finished obelisk to Washington here, a domeless Capitol Building there. Lining the streets stood boarding houses, tanneries, and slums. Deadly horse races gouged dusty streets, and opposing factions of volunteer firefighters battled one another like violent gangs rather than life-saving heroes. The city’s turbulent history set a precedent for the dishonesty, corruption, and mismanagement that have led generations to look suspiciously on the various sin--both real and imagined--of Washington politicians. Empire of Mud unearths and untangles the roots of our capital’s story and explores how the city was tainted from the outset, nearly stifled from becoming the proud citadel of the republic that George Washington and Pierre L'Enfant envisioned more than two centuries ago.
Author | : Richard Stamm |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Institution |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2012-05-15 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1588343510 |
When visitors to the nation's capital embark on a day of museum visits at the National Mall, the most striking building in their midst is undoubtedly the Smithsonian Castle. Its iconic architecture has come to symbolize the Smithsonian. Today the Castle is both central administration building for the entire Smithsonian Insititution and the public doorway to all of its museums and galleries. But in years past it housed the families of the head of the Smithsonian at the same time that it served as research offices for far-flung explorations and as space for collections exhibition and restoration. The newly designed second edition of The Castle explores the architectural details of turrets and tomb, and layers that with the stories of the people who have served inside this beloved, nineteenth-century medieval revival landmark.
Author | : Robert J. Kapsch |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2018-05-15 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1421424878 |
While there have been many books on the architecture and planning of this iconic city, Building Washington explains the engineering and construction behind it.
Author | : James C. Hazlett |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780252072109 |
This is a detailed survey, replete with photographs and diagrams, of the field artillery used by both sides in the Civil War. In paperback for the first time, the book provides technical descriptions of the artillery (bore, weight, range, etc.), ordnance purchases, and inspection reports. Appendixes provide information on surviving artillery pieces and their current locations in museums and national parks.
Author | : Thomas K. McCraw |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 2012-10-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674067665 |
In 1776 the U.S. owed huge sums to foreign creditors and its own citizens but, lacking the power to tax, had no means to repay them. This is the first book to tell the story of how foreign-born financial specialists—the immigrant founders Hamilton and Gallatin—solved the fiscal crisis and set the nation on a path to long-term economic prosperity.
Author | : Robert Benedetto |
Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780810840942 |
"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.
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 1975 |
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