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The Washington Century : Paperback : HarperCollins Publishers Inc : 9780060937850 : 0060937858 : 01 Nov 2005 : In this epic work of history, the story of the American capital is told through the lives of three families who each symbolize a different aspect of the city and nation it represents.Read More

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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.

  • 0060937858
  • 9780060937850
  • Burt Solomon
  • 1 November 2005
  • Harper Perennial
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 528
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