Remembering Georgetown
Subtitle: a history of the lost port city
By: Missy Loewe and David Mould.
Contributors: Mould, David H. 1949-
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781596296817
Subjects: Port cities -- United States -- Case studies; Social change -- Washington (D.C.) -- History; Economic development -- Washington (D.C.) -- History; Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) -- History; Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) -- Economic conditions; Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) -- Social conditions; Washington (D.C.) -- History; Washington (D.C.) -- Economic conditions; Washington (D.C.) -- Social conditions
Genres: Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Captains and Indians : explorers and early inhabitants; title: The Scottish stake their claim : establishing a new colony; title: Money by the hogshead : the tobacco trade; title: The Georges of Georgetown : knave's disappointment?; title: Tycoons and taverns : the port city prospers; title: The capital across the creek : building Washington; title: America's first suburb : life as a bedroom community; title: Off to battle, up in flames : the War of 1812; title: Plagues of progress : floods, fires, freezes, and bugs; title: High society : giving away fortunes and brides; title: For sale, family of five : slavery and Civil War; title: Who moved my street? : Georgetown joins Washington; title: Preaching, teaching, and pulling teeth : churches and schools; title: Ghost town : historic houses and noteworthy neighbors.