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Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites Street Address Index
Author: District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites
Author: District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites
Author: District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites
Author: District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites
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Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
This update lists additions and changes to the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites since publication of the 2004 edition. It includes errata and all revisions made to the Inventory between September 1, 2004 and September 10, 2007.
Historic Landscape Directory
Author: Spy Sites of Washington, DC
Author: H. Keith MeltonPublisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1626163820
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
Washington Post Bestseller Washington, DC, stands at the epicenter of world espionage. Mapping this history from the halls of government to tranquil suburban neighborhoods reveals scoresof dead drops, covert meeting places, and secret facilities—a constellation ofclandestine sites unknown to even the most avid history buffs. Until now. Spy Sites of Washington, DC traces more than two centuries of secret history from the Mount Vernon study of spymaster George Washington to the Cleveland Park apartment of the “Queen of Cuba.” In 220 main entries as well as listings for dozens more spy sites, intelligence historians Robert Wallace and H. Keith Melton weave incredible true stories of derring-do and double-crosses that put even the best spy fiction to shame. Maps and more than three hundred photos allow readers to follow in the winding footsteps of moles and sleuths, trace the covert operations that influenced wars hot and cold, and understand the tradecraft traitors and spies alike used in the do-or-die chess games that have changed the course of history. Informing and entertaining, Spy Sites of Washington, DC is the comprehensive guidebook to the shadow history of our nation’s capital.
Alley Life in Washington
Author: James BorchertPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252054903
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Forgotten today, established Black communities once existed in the alleyways of Washington, D.C., even in neighborhoods as familiar as Capitol Hill and Foggy Bottom. James Borchert's study delves into the lives and folkways of the largely alley dwellers and how their communities changed from before the Civil War, to the late 1890s era when almost 20,000 people lived in alley houses, to the effects of reform and gentrification in the mid-twentieth century.
Congressional Record Index
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1328
Book Description
Includes history of bills and resolutions.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1322
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)