Posts tagged Books
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Join the authors of Dream City on October 17th
In the spring of 1994, Dream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of Washington, DC, by Tom Sherwood and Harry Jaffe, disclosed the tumult of corruption in the nation’s capital during the political career of Marion Barry. Much has changed in the city since the book’s publication. Crime is down, population is up, the Green Line is complete. But much has not. Council members… Keep reading…
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Book review: Capital Losses
Not long after witnessing the demolition of the Hitt House at 1501 New Hampshire Avenue off Dupont Circle in 1970, local historian James Goode began working on Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington’s Destroyed Buildings. The book remains a definitive work for both emerging and established city preservationists. Goode began his research in December of 1973,… Keep reading…