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Hidden history of Alexandria, D.C.
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- Creator
- Michael Lee Pope
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Charleston, SC : History Press, 2011
- Physical Details
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- 158 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781609492816, 1609492811
- OCLC
- ocn745980022
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-158).
- The forgotten District of Columbia -- Hail, Columbia!: the secret history of Washington's conspiracy -- The four-year itch: an uneasy start for Alexandria, D.C. -- Mr. Madison's war: Alexandria and the War of 1812 -- Fire!: disastrous conflagrations ravage the city -- The code duello: satisfaction in Alexandria, D.C. -- Capital of slavery: Alexandria's peculiar institution -- Boom and bust: the rise and fall of Alexandria, D.C. -- Wicked Alexandria, D.C.: life on the wild side -- City in opposition: port city politics zig when Commonwealth zags -- The age of Clay: whiggery in Alexandria, D.C. -- Year of promise: 1846 and the liberation of Alexandria -- Return to the Commonwealth: Alexandria leaves the District of Columbia -- The rest of the story