Empire of Mud
Title | Empire of Mud PDF eBook |
Author | J. D. Dickey |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 325 |
Release | 2014-09-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1493013939 |
Washington, DC, gleams with stately columns and neoclassical temples, a pulsing hub of political power and prowess. But for decades it was one of the worst excuses for a capital city the world had ever seen. Before America became a world power in the twentieth century, Washington City was an eyesore at best and a disgrace at worst. Unfilled swamps, filthy canals, and rutted horse trails littered its landscape. Political bosses hired hooligans and thugs to conduct the nation's affairs. Legendary madams entertained clients from all stations of society and politicians of every party. The police served and protected with the aid of bribes and protection money. Beneath pestilential air, the city’s muddy roads led to a stumpy, half-finished obelisk to Washington here, a domeless Capitol Building there. Lining the streets stood boarding houses, tanneries, and slums. Deadly horse races gouged dusty streets, and opposing factions of volunteer firefighters battled one another like violent gangs rather than life-saving heroes. The city’s turbulent history set a precedent for the dishonesty, corruption, and mismanagement that have led generations to look suspiciously on the various sin--both real and imagined--of Washington politicians. Empire of Mud unearths and untangles the roots of our capital’s story and explores how the city was tainted from the outset, nearly stifled from becoming the proud citadel of the republic that George Washington and Pierre L'Enfant envisioned more than two centuries ago.
Empire of Mud
Title | Empire of Mud PDF eBook |
Author | J. D. Dickey |
Publisher | Lyons Press |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015-11 |
Genre | Washington (D.C.) |
ISBN | 9780762787913 |
Now in Paperback! Empire of Mud unearths and untangles the roots of our capital's beginnings and explores how the city was tainted from the start, its turbulent history setting a precedent for the dishonesty and mismanagement that have prompted generations to look suspici...
Empire of Mud
Title | Empire of Mud PDF eBook |
Author | Jeff Dickey |
Publisher | Lyons Press |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780762787012 |
Empire of Mud unearths and untangles the roots of our capital's beginnings and explores how the city was tainted from the start, its turbulent history setting a precedent for the dishonesty and mismanagement that have prompted generations to look suspiciously on the deeds of Washington politicians ever since.
Rising in Flames: Sherman's March and the Fight for a New Nation
Title | Rising in Flames: Sherman's March and the Fight for a New Nation PDF eBook |
Author | J. D. Dickey |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 400 |
Release | 2018-06-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1681778254 |
A New York Times bestselling historian sheds new light on Sherman’s epic “March to the Sea,” especially the soldiers, doctors, nurses, and civilians who would change the nation for the better. America in the antebellum years was a deeply troubled country, divided by partisan gridlock and ideological warfare, angry voices in the streets and the statehouses, furious clashes over race and immigration, and a growing chasm between immense wealth and desperate poverty. The Civil War that followed brought America to the brink of self-destruction. But it also created a new country from the ruins of the old one—bolder and stronger than ever. No event in the war was more destructive, or more important, than William Sherman’s legendary march through Georgia—crippling the heart of the South’s economy, freeing thousands of slaves, and marking the beginning of a new era. This invasion not only quelled the Confederate forces, but transformed America, forcing it to reckon with a century of injustice. Dickey reveals the story of women actively involved in the military campaign and later, in civilian net- works. African Americans took active roles as soldiers, builders, and activists. Rich with despair and hope, brutality and compassion, Rising in Flames tells the dramatic story of the Union’s invasion of the Confederacy, and how this colossal struggle helped create a new nation from the embers of the Old South.
Worthy of the Nation
Title | Worthy of the Nation PDF eBook |
Author | United States. National Capital Planning Commission |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Total Pages | 456 |
Release | 2006-11-19 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780801883286 |
Illustrated with plans, maps, and new and historic photographs, the second edition of Worthy of the Nation provides researchers and general readers with an appealing and authoritative view of the planning and evolution of the federal district.
Old Washington, D.C. in Early Photographs, 1846-1932
Title | Old Washington, D.C. in Early Photographs, 1846-1932 PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Reed |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 176 |
Release | 2013-06-18 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 0486138542 |
224 rare photos: Lincoln's inauguration, Ford's Theater in 1865, Frederick Douglass, Women's Suffrage Parade, Georgetown in 1893, more. Stunning views by Brady, Bishop, Peale, others. Pre-Civil War to modern era.
The Shadow of Ararat
Title | The Shadow of Ararat PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Harlan |
Publisher | Tor Books |
Total Pages | 820 |
Release | 2007-04-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1429974958 |
In what would be A.D. 600 in our history, the Roman Empire still stands, supported by the Legions and Thaumaturges of Rome. Now the Emperor of the West, the Augustus Galen Atreus, will come to the aid of the Emperor of the East, the Augustus Heraclius, to lift the siege of Constantinople and carry a great war to the very doorstep of the Shahanshah of Persia. It is a war that will be fought with armies both conventional and magical, with bright swords and the darkest necromancy. Against this richly detailed canvas of alternate history and military strategy, Thomas Harlan sets the intricate and moving stories of four people: Woven with rich detail youd expect from a first-rate historical novel, while through it runs yarns of magic and shimmering glamours that carry you deeply into your most fantastic dreams At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.