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A one-volume edition, this history of Washington was originally published in two parts. Washington: Village and Capital, 1800-1878 was awarded the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for History.

Originally published in 1977.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Volume I: A History of the Capital 1800-1950
  1. Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, Publisher's Note
  2. pp. i-vi
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  1. Foreword
  2. pp. vii-xii
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. xiii-xxii
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  1. I. The Founding of the National Capital
  2. pp. 23-42
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  1. II. The "Seat of Empire," 1800-1812
  2. pp. 43-75
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  1. III. Phoenix on the Potomac, 1812-1817
  2. pp. 76-100
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  1. IV. Disillusionment and Readjustments, 1818-1829
  2. pp. 101-138
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  1. V. The Jacksonian "Revolution" and After, 1829-1840
  2. pp. 139-171
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  1. VI. Quiescent Interlude, 1840-1848
  2. pp. 172-197
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  1. VII. The Eye of the Hurricane, 1849-1860
  2. pp. 198-219
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  1. VIII. The City and the Hill, 1849-1860
  2. pp. 220-249
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  1. IX. The Eve of War, November 1860-May 1861
  2. pp. 250-263
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  1. X. The Civic and Economic Impact of War, 1861-1865
  2. pp. 264-291
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  1. XI. Contrabands, "Secesh," and Impending Social Revolution, 1861-1865
  2. pp. 292-310
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  1. XII. Reconstruction a and Resistance, 1865-1868
  2. pp. 311-332
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  1. XIII. The Advance of the Social Revolution, 1868-1871
  2. pp. 333-358
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  1. XIV. Boss Shepherd and the Building of the "New Washington," 1871-1874
  2. pp. 359-382
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  1. XV. Social and Cultural Crosscurrents, 1871-1874
  2. pp. 383-402
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  1. XVI. The Emergence of a National City
  2. pp. 403-422
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  1. Glossary of Abbreviations
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  1. Bibliographical Note
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  1. Bibliography
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  1. Index
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  1. Volume II: Capital City 1879-1950
  1. Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, Publisher's Note
  2. pp. i-vi
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  1. Foreword
  2. Constance McLaughlin Green
  3. pp. vii-xii
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. xiii-2
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  1. I. The Inheritance of the Past
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  1. II. Real Estate and Civic Enterprise, 1879-1901
  2. pp. 9-34
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  1. III. Municipal Housekeeping, 1879- 1901
  2. pp. 35-60
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  1. IV. Only for the Worthy, 1879-1901
  2. pp. 61-76
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  1. V. Everyday Life in the White Community, 1879-1901
  2. pp. 77-100
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  1. VI. Colored Washington, 1879-1901
  2. pp. 101-131
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  1. VII. The City Beautiful, 1901-1916
  2. pp. 132-146
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  1. VIII. The Reverse the Coin: Social Betterment, 1901-1916
  2. pp. 147-170
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  1. IX. The Board of Trade and Public Affairs, 1901-1916
  2. pp. 171-186
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  1. X. City of Conversation, 1901-1916
  2. pp. 187-206
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  1. XI. The Beginnings of Organized Negro Protest, 1901-1916
  2. pp. 207-233
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  1. XII. The Great Crusade and Anticlimax, 1917-1919
  2. pp. 234-259
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  1. XIII. The Aftermath of the Colored Man's War, 1917-1919
  2. pp. 260-272
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  1. XIV. Business Interests and National City Planning, 1920-1929
  2. pp. 273-292
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  1. XV. The Intellectual and Social Climate, 1920-1929
  2. pp. 293-311
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  1. XVI. Civic Conscience, 1920-1929
  2. pp. 312-336
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  1. XVII. The Role of the Public Schools, 1920-1941
  2. pp. 337-363
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  1. XVIII. Before and After the Bonus March, 1930-1933
  2. pp. 364-386
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  1. XIX. The New Deal Capital in White and Black, 1933-1940
  2. pp. 387-419
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  1. XX. Running Uncle Sam's Company Town, 1933-1941
  2. pp. 420-440
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  1. XXI. "Purely a Local Affair," 1933-1940
  2. pp. 441-465
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  1. XXII. Capital of the Free World, 1940-1945
  2. pp. 466-487
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  1. XXIII. Postwar Designs for the Future, 1945-1950
  2. pp. 488-510
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  1. Glossary of Abbreviations
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  1. Bibliographical Note
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 519-530
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  1. Index
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  1. Illustrations
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