The Washington century, three families and the shaping of the Nation's Capital, Burt Solomon
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The Washington century, three families and the shaping of the Nation's Capital, Burt Solomon
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eng
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Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Washington century
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dictionaries
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Burt Solomon
Sub title
three families and the shaping of the Nation's Capital
Summary
The Washington Century chronicles the hundred-year rise of the nation's capital as it grew to become the most powerful city in the world -- a story made vivid through the history of three very different families, each representing an essential aspect of Washington: the Cafritzes, headed by a real estate mogul and his consummate hostess wife; the Boggs family, a political force in the ultimate political town; and the Hobsons, lead by a prominent black activist and civic leader in the first black-majority American city. Veteran journalist Burt Solomon uses these families to explore everything from the customs of Washington's elite society to the expansion of the federal bureaucracy, the District's own struggle for self-governance, and the influential role that politics and, increasingly, lobbying have played in the city
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adult
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- Cafritz, Morris, 1886?-1964 -- Family
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Hobson, Julius W. -- Family
- Electronic books
- Washington (D.C.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Washington (D.C.) -- Biography
- Boggs, Hale, 1914-1972 -- Family
- Political culture -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century
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- Cafritz, Morris, 1886?-1964 -- Family
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Hobson, Julius W. -- Family
- Electronic books
- Washington (D.C.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Washington (D.C.) -- Biography
- Boggs, Hale, 1914-1972 -- Family
- Political culture -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century
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