Alison K. Hoagland – Interview with a Washington DC History Author – “The Row House in Washington, DC: A History”
Alison K. Hoagland. The Row House in Washington, DC: A History. Charlottesville:University of Virginia Press, 2023. https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5375/ 1. Tell us about the book. The Row House in Washington, DC: A History … Continue reading
Mark L. Goldstein — Interview with a Washington DC history author — “Before the Gilded Age: W. W. Corcoran and the Rise of American Capital and Culture”
Before the Gilded Age: W. W. Corcoran and the Rise of American Capital and Culture. By Mark L. Goldstein. Georgetown University Press, 2023. https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Before-the-Gilded-Age Before the Gilded Age is the first modern … Continue reading
Diana Parsell – Interview with a Washington DC History Author – “Eliza Scidmore: The Trailblazing Journalist Behind Washington’s Cherry Trees”
Eliza Scidmore: The Trailblazing Journalist Behind Washington’s Cherry Trees. By Diana P. Parsell. Oxford University Press, 2023. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/eliza-scidmore-9780198869429?cc=us&lang=en& 1. Tell us about the book. It’s a biography of Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore … Continue reading
Jean Baker – Interview with an Author – “Building America: The Life of Benjamin Henry Latrobe”
Building America: The Life of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Jean H. Baker, Oxford University Press, 2020. https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780190696450.001.0001/oso-9780190696450 Tell us about the book: Building America: The Life of Benjamin Henry Latrobe is … Continue reading
Jeff Forret – Interview with a Washington DC History Author – “Williams’ Gang: A Notorious Slave Trader and His Cargo of Black Convicts”
“Williams’ Gang: A Notorious Slave Trader and His Cargo of Black Convicts” Cambridge University Press, January 2020. https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/history/early-republic-and-antebellum-history/williams-gang-notorious-slave-trader-and-his-cargo-black-convicts?format=HB Tell us about the book. Williams’ Gang tells the story of Washington, … Continue reading
James Conroy – Interview with a Washington DC History Author – “Jefferson’s White House: Monticello on the Potomac”
Jefferson’s White House: Monticello on the Potomac October 2019. https://rowman.com/isbn/9781538108468/jefferson’s-white-house-monticello-on-the-potomac Tell us about the book Jefferson’s White House: Monticello on the Potomac is the first book devoted to the President’s … Continue reading
Jenny Masur – Interview with a Washington DC History Author – “Heroes of the Underground Railroad Around Washington, D.C.”
Heroes of the Underground Railroad Around Washington, D.C., by Jenny Masur was published by History Press in January 2019. https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781625859754 1. Tell us about the book. Its goal is … Continue reading
Chris DeRose – Interview with a Washington DC History Author – “Star Spangled Scandal: Sex, Murder, and the Trial that Changed America”
Star Spangled Scandal: Sex, Murder, and the Trial that Changed America. Regnery History, 2019 1. Tell us about the book. A Congressman killed the US Attorney across from the White … Continue reading
Pamela Scott – Interview with a Washington DC History Author – “Creating Capitol Hill: Place, Proprietors, and People”
Creating Capitol Hill: Place, Proprietors, and People. US Capitol Historical Society, 2018. Tell us about the book. Antiquarian Charles Carroll Carter, political historian William C. di Giacomantonio, historian-cartographer Don Alexander … Continue reading
Cameron Logan– Interview with a Washington DC History Author – “Historic Capital: Preservation, Race and Real Estate in Washington, DC”
https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/historic-capital University of Minnesota Press, 2017 Tell us about the book. This is a book about the preservation movement in Washington, DC, across the 20th Century. I focus on the physical impact … Continue reading
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