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Coming into the city : essays on early Washington, D.C., commemorating the bicentennial of the Federal government's arrival in 1800
Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
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Historical Society of Washington, D.C., |
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2000. |
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175 p. : |
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2 copies available.
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Main Library - Circulating Collection - 1st Fl.
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F197 .C66 2000
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Title:
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Coming into the city : essays on early Washington, D.C., commemorating the bicentennial of the Federal government's arrival in 1800 / from the editors of Washington history, magazine of The Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
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Essays on early Washington, D.C., commemorating the bicentennial of the Federal government's arrival in 1800
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Publication info:
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Washington, D.C. : Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 2000.
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Physical description:
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175 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
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Cover title.
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"Washington history, volume 12, number 1, Spring/Summer 2000."
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General note:
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Kenneth R. Bowling, guest editor.
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Contents:
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A foreboding shadow : newspaper celebration of the Federal government's arrival / Kenneth R. Bowling -- The local impact of the War Office fire / Elaine C. Everly -- Imagining Washington : monuments and nation building in the early capitol / Rubil Morales-Vazquez -- "To sell their birthright for a mess of pottage" : the origins of D.C. governance and the Organic Act of 1801 / William C. DiGiacomantonio -- Washington's "Federal City," Jefferson's "federal town" / C.M. Harris -- "Queen Dolley" saves Washington City / Catherine Allgor -- Moving to the seat of government : "temporary inconveniences and privations" / Pamela Scott -- The city of Washington in 1800 : a new map / Don A. Hawkins -- Chronicle of a British diplomat : the first year in the "Washington wilderness" / Marilyn K. Parr -- Making the most of an opportunity : slaves and the Catholic Church in early Washington / Mary Beth Corrigan -- Remembering the ladies : women, etiquette and diversions in Washington City, 1800-1814 / Cynthia D. Earman -- A census of early boardinghouses / Cynthia D. Earman -- William Prout: Capitol Hill's community builder / Ruth Ann Overbeck and Lucinda P. Janke.
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Washington (D.C.)--History.
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Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs.
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Washington (D.C.)--Description and travel.
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United States--Capital and capitol.
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United States--Politics and government--1783-1809.
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Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
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