The City of Washington : an illustrated history / by the Junior League of Washington ; edited by Thomas Froncek.

Main entry:

Junior League of Washington (Washington, D.C.)

Title & Author:

The City of Washington : an illustrated history / by the Junior League of Washington ; edited by Thomas Froncek.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1977.

Description:

384 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Series:

A Borzoi bk.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 377) and index.
Introduction -- The Patawomeck: Site for a City (before 1790) -- The Nation's Capital (1790-1814) -- A Mingling of Great and Small Concerns (1814-1860) -- War and Reconstruction (1860-1875) -- A Tour of the Capital (1880-1900) -- Turn-of-the-Century City (c.1890-1917) -- Notes on the Modern City -- A Selected Bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

A uniquely rich and alive celebration of our national capital, past and present.

ISBN:

0394408128
9780394408125

Subject:

Washington (D.C.) History.
Washington (D.C.) Pictorial works.
Washington (D.C.) Histoire.
Washington (D.C.)

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
History
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Froncek, Thomas. editor.
Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 76731
Call No.: W12748; ID:86-B13815
Status: Available

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