Author: District of ColumbiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
The Acts of Congress, in Relation to the District of Columbia
Author: District of ColumbiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 622
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Waters of Potowmack
Author: Paul C. MetcalfPublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813920429
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Waters of Potowmack is a documentary history of the Potomac River and its wide, fertile basin--the setting for much of early United States history. A collage of primary accounts, it extends from the first explorers and colonists, the building of the Capitol, and the incidents of the Civil War through our recent past. Waters of Potowmack records the firsthand impressions of the settlers and surveyors of this river basin, an area that includes parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. In addition to offering an introduction to the geography, geology, and climate of the region, Metcalf's fascinating pastiche includes early descriptions of flora and fauna, and accounts of some of the earliest encounters between European settlers and indigenous peoples. Here, too, are the voices of Washington and Jefferson, of Robert E. Lee and Abraham Lincoln, as well as the lesser-known stories of revolutionaries, mercenaries, and canal and road builders. And from diary and journal entries we follow the correspondence between Washington, Jefferson, and L'Enfant as they lay out the new Federal City. Selections from Civil War diaries focus on key battle sites, and primary accounts offer a new understanding of the motives of John Brown and John Wilkes Booth. The last section of Metcalf's engrossing book looks at the ruinous pollution of the river basin after the Second World War, at the rioting and looting of the 1960s, and at the despoliation of a land that at the book's beginning was described as an Eden, a paradise on earth. An evocative and moving book, this is a history of exploring, settling, rebelling, governing, rioting, building, and cultivating, all on the "waters of Potowmack."
American State Papers
Author: American state papers
Author: USAAnnual Reports of Officers, Boards and Institutions of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Author: VirginiaMaryland Conservationist
Author: Hidden History of Alexandria, D.C.
Author: Michael Lee PopePublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614232709
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Go inside the long-forgotten 19th century period when Alexandria left Virginia and incorporated itself into the fledging Distric of Columbia. This groundbreaking history uncovers the time in the 19th century when Alexandria left the commonwealth of Virginia and became incorporated into the emerging District of Columbia. It was an experiment that failed after half a century of neglect and a growing animosity between North and South. However, it was a fascinating time when cannon were dragged onto city streets for political rallies, candidates plied their voters with liquor and devastating fires ravaged the city.
Reports of Committees
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 714
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Roads and CanalsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
The Great American Canals
Author: Archer Butler HulbertPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description