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Washington, D.C., President John F. Kennedy once remarked, is a city of "southern efficiency and northern charm." Kennedy's quip was close to the mark. Since its creation two centuries ago, Washington has been a community with multiple personalities. Located on the regional divide between North and South, it has been a tidewater town, a southern city, a coveted prize in fighting between the states, a symbol of a reunited nation, a hub for central government, an extension of the Boston-New York megalopolis, and an international metropolis. In an exploration of the many identities Washington has taken on over time, Carl Abbott examines the ways in which the city's regional orientation and national symbolism have been interpreted by novelists and business boosters, architects and blues artists, map makers and politicians. Each generation of residents and visitors has redefined Washington, he says, but in ways that have utilized or preserved its past. The nation's capital is a city whose history lives in its neighborhoods, people, and planning, as well as in its monuments and museums.
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Beneath the vignettes of visitors and residents lies a solid framework of analysis."The Journal of American History" This provocative book does much to complicate our ideas about the city."Journal of Interdisciplinary History" After reading this book, no one will see Washington in quite the same way.Howard Gillette Jr., George Washington University [L]ucid and revealing.Jonathan Yardley, "Washington Post Book World" YLucid and revealing.Jonathan Yardley, "Washington Post Book World" YA fascinating urban history."Journal of American History" "After reading this book, no one will see Washington in quite the same way.Howard Gillette Jr., George Washington University" "[L]ucid and revealing.Jonathan Yardley, "Washington Post Book World"" [A] fascinating urban history."Journal of American History"
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An exploration of the many identities that Washington D.C. has taken on over time. It examines the ways in which the city's regional orientation and national symbolism have been interpreted by novelists and business boosters, architects and blues artists, map makers and politicians.
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- PublisherThe University of North Carolina Press
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 080782478X
- ISBN 13 9780807824788
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages272
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