Washington
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Washington

A History of the Capital, 1800-1950

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  2. English
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eBook - PDF

Washington

A History of the Capital, 1800-1950

About this book

A one-volume edition, this history of Washington was originally published in two parts. Washington: Village and Capital, 1800-1878 was awarded the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for History.

Originally published in 1977.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. I The Founding of the National Capital
  5. II The "Seat of Empire," 1800-1812
  6. III Phoenix on the Potomac, 1812-1817
  7. IV Disillusionment and Readjustments, 1818-1829
  8. V The Jacksonian "Revolution" and After, 1829-1840
  9. VI Quiescent Interlude, 1840-1848
  10. VII The Eye of the Hurricane, 1849-1860
  11. VIII The City and the Hill, 1849-1860
  12. IX The Eve of War, November 1860-May 1861
  13. X The Civic and Economic Impact of War, 1861-1865
  14. XI Contrabands, "Secesh," and Impending Social Revolution, 1861-1865
  15. XII Reconstruction a and Resistance, 1865-1868
  16. XIII The Advance of the Social Revolution, 1868-1871
  17. XIV Boss Shepherd and the Building of the "New Washington," 1871-1874
  18. XV Social and Cultural Crosscurrents, 1871-1874
  19. XVI The Emergence of a National City
  20. Glossary of Abbreviations
  21. Bibliographical Note
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index
  24. Contents
  25. Foreword
  26. I The Inheritance of the Past
  27. II Real Estate and Civic Enterprise,1879-1901
  28. III Municipal Housekeeping, 1879- 1901
  29. IV Only for the Worthy, 1879-1901
  30. V Everyday Life in the White Community, 1879-1901
  31. VI Colored Washington, 1879-1901
  32. VII The City Beautiful, 1901-1916
  33. VIII The Reverse the Coin: Social Betterment, 1901-1916
  34. IX The Board of Trade and Public Affairs,1901-1916
  35. X City of Conversation, 1901-1916
  36. XI The Beginnings of Organized Negro Protest, 1901-1916
  37. XII The Great Crusade and Anticlimax,1917-1919
  38. XIII The Aftermath of the Colored Man's War,1917-1919
  39. XIV Business Interests and National City Planning, 1920-1929
  40. XV The Intellectual and Social Climate,1920-1929
  41. XVI Civic Conscience, 1920-1929
  42. XVII The Role of the Public Schools, 1920-1941
  43. XVIII Before and After the Bonus March,1930-1933
  44. XIX The New Deal Capital in White and Black,1933-1940
  45. XX Running Uncle Sam's Company Town,1933-1941
  46. XXI "Purely a Local Affair," 1933-1940
  47. XXII Capital of the Free World, 1940-1945
  48. XXIII Postwar Designs for the Future, 1945-1950
  49. Glossary of Abbreviations
  50. Bibliographical Note
  51. Bibliography
  52. Index