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The Washington Century

by Burt Solomon
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The Washington Century chronicles the hundred-year rise of the nation's capital as it grew to become the most powerful city in the world — a story made vivid through the history of three very different families, each representing an essential aspect of Washington: the Cafritzes, headed by a real estate mogul and his consummate hostess wife; the Boggs family, a political force in the ultimate political town; and the Hobsons, lead by a prominent black activist and civic leader in the first black-majority American city. Veteran journalist Burt Solomon uses these families to explore everything from the customs of Washington's elite society to the expansion of the federal bureaucracy, the District's own struggle for self-governance, and the influential role that politics and, increasingly, lobbying have played in the city.

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Publisher: HarperCollins

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  • ISBN: 9780062013743
  • Release date: December 15, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9780062013743
  • Release date: December 15, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9780062013743
  • File size: 1681 KB
  • Release date: December 15, 2023
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Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction

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English

The Washington Century chronicles the hundred-year rise of the nation's capital as it grew to become the most powerful city in the world — a story made vivid through the history of three very different families, each representing an essential aspect of Washington: the Cafritzes, headed by a real estate mogul and his consummate hostess wife; the Boggs family, a political force in the ultimate political town; and the Hobsons, lead by a prominent black activist and civic leader in the first black-majority American city. Veteran journalist Burt Solomon uses these families to explore everything from the customs of Washington's elite society to the expansion of the federal bureaucracy, the District's own struggle for self-governance, and the influential role that politics and, increasingly, lobbying have played in the city.

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Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction