Hidden history of Alexandria, D.C.
By: Michael Lee Pope
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9781609492816
Subjects: History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The forgotten District of Columbia; title: Hail, Columbia!: the secret history of Washington's conspiracy; title: The four-year itch: an uneasy start for Alexandria, D.C.; title: Mr. Madison's war: Alexandria and the War of 1812; title: Fire!: disastrous conflagrations ravage the city; title: The code duello: satisfaction in Alexandria, D.C.; title: Capital of slavery: Alexandria's peculiar institution; title: Boom and bust: the rise and fall of Alexandria, D.C.; title: Wicked Alexandria, D.C.: life on the wild side; title: City in opposition: port city politics zig when Commonwealth zags; title: The age of Clay: whiggery in Alexandria, D.C.; title: Year of promise: 1846 and the liberation of Alexandria; title: Return to the Commonwealth: Alexandria leaves the District of Columbia; title: The rest of the story.