19th Century History Society and Culture Washington, DC


By George Watterston. 1840 account of Washington landmarks, government, social life and institutions. Digitized full text (274 pages) of the original 1840 edition from Google Books.








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19th Century

  • Guide to Washington - 1892 guide to the city, published for the history B&O Railroad. Digitized full text (50 pages) of history the original 1892 edition from Google Books.
  • Perley's Reminiscences of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis, Vol. 1 - By Ben Perley Poore. History, personalities, politics and events in Washington from the presidency of John Quincy Adams to James Buchanan. Digitized full text (544 pages) of the original 1886 edition from Google Books.
  • Keim's Illustrated Hand-Book: Washington and Its Environs - 1879 description and history of the city. Digitized society and culture society and culture full text (252 pages) of the original 1879 society and culture society and culture edition from Google Books.
  • Philp's Washington Described, a Complete View of the American Capital and the District of Columbia - 1861 guide to the city, its geography, history, government agencies, 19th century institutions and society. Digitized full text (239 pages) of the 19th century original 1861 edition from Google Books.
  • Behind the Scenes in Washington - By James Dabney McCabe. 1873 guidebook to the city, description 19th century of the Federal government, and account of the Credit Mobilier 19th century corruption scandal. Full text (518 pages) A volume in the 19th century Making of America series of electronic reprints.
  • A Picture of Washington - By George Watterston. 1840 account of Washington landmarks, society and culture history government, social life and institutions. Digitized full text society and culture history (274 pages) of the original 1840 edition from society and culture history Google Books.
  • Opinion on a Project for Removing the Obstructions to a Ship Navigation to Georgetown, Col. - 1812 deposition and interrogation of Benjamin Latrobe, surveyor of public history buildings for the United States, regarding a proposal to build history wing dams on the Potomac River in order to deepen history the Georgetown harbor. Digitized full text of the original 1812 history edit
  • Rand, McNally & Co.'s Handy Guide to Washington and the District of Columbia - 1893 guidebook to the city. Digitized full text (184 pages) of the original 1893 edition from Google Books.
  • Guide to Washington and Its Scientific Institutions - 1891 guide to the city\\'s science-related agencies and institutions, prepared history for the International Congress of Geologists. Digitized full text (64 history pages) of the original 1891 edition from Google Books.
  • The Sights and Secrets of the National Capital, 1869 - By John B. Ellis. Description of the city society and culture and of the Federal government in 1869. Full society and culture text (512 pages) A volume in the Making society and culture of America series of electronic reprints.
  • A Belle of the Fifties - By Virginia Clay-Clopton. Memoirs of Mrs. Virginia Clay, 19th century of Alabama, covering social and political life in 19th century Washington and the South, 1853-1866. Full text. A 19th century volume in Documenting the American South, a series 19th century of electronic reprints.
  • The "Snow Riot" - Account of racial violence in Washington in August 1835 and society and culture its aftermath. From the Washington Post.
  • Washington and Georgetown Directory, 1853 - Directory of residents and businesses, including a history society and culture of the city and a visitor\\'s guidebook. Full society and culture text (384 pages) A volume in the Making society and culture of America series of electronic reprints.
  • The Black Code of the District of Columbia in Force September 1st, 1848 - By Worthington G. Snethen. Description of slavery in society and culture 19th century the District of Columbia, as published by an society and culture 19th century anti-slavery society. Digitized full text of the original society and culture 19th century 1848 edition (61 pages) from Google Books.
  • Roose's Companion and Guide to Washington and Vicinity, 1876 - Visitor\\'s guidebook to the city as it was in 1876. society and culture Full text (95 pages) A volume in the Making of society and culture America series of electronic reprints.
  • Washington, D.C., Sights Before 1850: A Select List of Images - 37 paintings, drawings and photographs of Washington, DC, before 1850, selected from the collections of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Library of Congress Website.
  • Picturesque Washington - By Joseph West Moore. 1884 account of Washington 19th century landmarks, 19th century government agencies, history and social life. Digitized 19th century full text 19th century of the original 1884 edition (308 19th century pages) from Google 19th century Books.
  • Morrison's Strangers' Guide to the City of Washington, and Its Vicinity - 1844 guide to Washington landmarks and institutions. Digitized society and culture society and culture full text (108 pages) of the 2nd edition, society and culture society and culture 1844, from Google Books. Illustrated.
  • Ten years in Washington, 1874 - By Mary Clemmer. A tour of Washington sights history in the society and culture 1870s, with bits of history, city history life, anecdotes, and reflections society and culture from a long-time Washington history resident, author and newspaper columnist. society and culture Full text history (587 pages) A volume in the Making of society and culture history America series of


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