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Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The Washingtoniana
Author: The Evolution of Washington, DC
Author: James M. GoodePublisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588344983
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
The Evolution of Washington, DC is a striking volume featuring select pieces of the extraordinary collection of Washingtoniana donated by Albert H. Small to the George Washington University in 2011. It showcases treasures such as an 1860 lithograph of the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in front of the White House and a contemporary print of old Potomac River steamboats. Other unique pieces include early designs for the White House, the Capitol, and the Washington Monument as well as presidential portraits and Civil War memorabilia. Each object--from architectural plans and topographical maps to letters and advertisements--tells a fascinating story, and together they illustrate the history of our nation's capital and indeed our nation itself.
Race, Class, and Politics in the Cappuccino City
Author: Derek S. HyraPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022644953X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
For long-time residents of Washington, DC’s Shaw/U Street, the neighborhood has become almost unrecognizable in recent years. Where the city’s most infamous open-air drug market once stood, a farmers’ market now sells grass-fed beef and homemade duck egg ravioli. On the corner where AM.PM carryout used to dish out soul food, a new establishment markets its $28 foie gras burger. Shaw is experiencing a dramatic transformation, from “ghetto” to “gilded ghetto,” where white newcomers are rehabbing homes, developing dog parks, and paving the way for a third wave coffee shop on nearly every block. Race, Class, and Politics in the Cappuccino City is an in-depth ethnography of this gilded ghetto. Derek S. Hyra captures here a quickly gentrifying space in which long-time black residents are joined, and variously displaced, by an influx of young, white, relatively wealthy, and/or gay professionals who, in part as a result of global economic forces and the recent development of central business districts, have returned to the cities earlier generations fled decades ago. As a result, America is witnessing the emergence of what Hyra calls “cappuccino cities.” A cappuccino has essentially the same ingredients as a cup of coffee with milk, but is considered upscale, and is double the price. In Hyra’s cappuccino city, the black inner-city neighborhood undergoes enormous transformations and becomes racially “lighter” and more expensive by the year.
Dupont Circle
Author: Paul Kelsey WilliamsPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738506333
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
From the vast estates of the mid-1800s to the rowhouses built at the end of the 19th century, from Charles Lindbergh's balcony address at the Patterson House to the various political rallies staged in the urban neighborhood, Washington, D.C.'s Dupont Circle has for many years been at the center of a rich history. Boasting a fascinating heritage of architectural, cultural, and political activity and diversity, the Dupont Circle neighborhood has played a part in the great story of the capital city and has witnessed many of the people and events that have challenged our national community. Following the area's use as a Civil War encampment, Dupont Circle slowly began to develop a more urban character. At the neighborhood's social zenith in the early 1900s, gracious mansions surrounding the circle hosted lavish parties attended by diplomats, presidents, and wealthy socialites. The photographs in this informative visual history capture the elegant homes that were later replaced by office buildings and the fashionable era that was soon to fade. Rare World War II images of former mansions used as rooming houses bring readers into the 20th century, along with the early 1960s photographs of gay activists who gathered at the circle and began the modern restoration of the neighborhood.
Report of the Librarian of Congress
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
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Category : Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
American Book Prices Current
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Category : Autographs
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
A record of literary properties sold at auction in the United States.
The Engraved Portraits of Washington
Author: William Spohn BakerPublisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Report of the Government of the District of Columbia
Author: District of Columbia. Board of CommissionersPublisher:
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Category : Washington (D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress
Author: Library of CongressMaryland Historical Magazine
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Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description
Includes the proceedings of the society.