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Washington at Home
Kathryn Schneider . Ed(S): Smith
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Description for Washington at Home
This expanded and updated edition will appeal to residents, both new and old, as well as to visitors eager to deepen their experience in the nation's capital. Editor(s): Smith, Kathryn Schneider. Num Pages: 552 pages, 335, 293 black & white halftones, 15 colour illustrations, 27 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1861.
Washington, D.C., conjures images of marble monuments, national memorials, and world-class museums. To many, the world beyond the National Mall is invisible. Yet within an area of only 68 square miles lies a residential city of diversity, beauty, and charm. In the long-awaited update of her 1988 classic Washington at Home, Kathryn Schneider Smith and a team of historians, journalists, folklorists, museum professionals, and others who know the city intimately offer a fresh look at the social history of this intriguing city through the prism of 26 diverse neighborhoods. Lavishly illustrated with engaging historical photographs and maps, Washington ... Read more
Washington, D.C., conjures images of marble monuments, national memorials, and world-class museums. To many, the world beyond the National Mall is invisible. Yet within an area of only 68 square miles lies a residential city of diversity, beauty, and charm. In the long-awaited update of her 1988 classic Washington at Home, Kathryn Schneider Smith and a team of historians, journalists, folklorists, museum professionals, and others who know the city intimately offer a fresh look at the social history of this intriguing city through the prism of 26 diverse neighborhoods. Lavishly illustrated with engaging historical photographs and maps, Washington ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
Number of Pages
552
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801893537
SKU
V9780801893537
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99-50
About Kathryn Schneider . Ed(S): Smith
Kathryn Schneider Smith, a historian, author, and editor, is the founding executive director of Cultural Tourism DC, a past president of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., and the founding editor of its journal, Washington History.
Reviews for Washington at Home
At nearly 500 pages with hundreds of historical and contemporary photos, the book reveals a tapestry-like portrait of the city so many of us call home.
Debra Bruno Roll Call 2010 If you've ever wandered through the connected neighborhoods that are Washington and wondered who lives there now, and who's gone before, the answers can be found in a ... Read more
Debra Bruno Roll Call 2010 If you've ever wandered through the connected neighborhoods that are Washington and wondered who lives there now, and who's gone before, the answers can be found in a ... Read more