Download or read book American Court Gossip Or Life at the National Capitol 1887 written by Mrs E. N. Chapin and published by . This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Download or read book Alley Life in Washington written by James Borchert and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1980-09-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forgotten today, established Black communities once existed in the alleyways of Washington, D.C., even in neighborhoods as familiar as Capitol Hill and Foggy Bottom. James Borchert's study delves into the lives and folkways of the largely alley dwellers and how their communities changed from before the Civil War, to the late 1890s era when almost 20,000 people lived in alley houses, to the effects of reform and gentrification in the mid-twentieth century.
Download or read book Aristocrats of Color written by Willard B. Gatewood and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2000-05-01 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every American city had a small, self-aware, and active black elite, who felt it was their duty to set the standard for the less fortunate members of their race and to lead their communities by example. Professor Gatewood's study examines this class of African Americans by looking at the genealogies and occupations of specific families and individuals throughout the United States and their roles in their various communities. --from publisher description.
Download or read book Legislative Documents Submitted to the General Assembly of the State of Iowa written by Iowa. General Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Court Gossip written by Elizabeth Moore Chapin ("Mrs. E. N. Chapin. .") and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliography of the District of Columbia written by Wilhelmus Bogart Bryan and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Courtwatchers written by Clare Cushman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-10-16 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first Supreme Court history told primarily through eyewitness accounts from Court insiders, Clare Cushman provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look at the people, practices, and traditions that have shaped an American institution for more than 200 years. This entertaining and enlightening tour of the Supreme Court's colorful personalities and inner workings will be of interest to all readers of American political and legal history.
Download or read book Legislative Documents written by Iowa and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains the reports of state departments and officials for the preceding fiscal biennium.
Download or read book Love and Power in the Nineteenth Century written by Virginia Jeans Laas and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating biography of a Gilded Age marriage closely examines the dynamic flow of power, control, and love between Washington blue blood Violet Blair and New Orleans attorney Albert Janin. Based on their voluminous correspondence as well as Violet's extensive diaries, it offers a thoroughly intimate portrait of a fifty-four-year union which, in many ways, conformed to societal norms yet always redefined itself in order to fit the needs and willfulness of both husband and wife. With abundant documentary evidence to draw on, Laas ties this compelling story to broader themes of courtship behavior, domesticity, gender roles, extended family bonds, elitism, and societal stereotyping. Deeply researched and beautifully written, Love and Power in the Nineteenth Century has the dual virtue of making an important historical contribution while also appealing to a broad popular audience.
Download or read book Ladies and Gentlemen of the Civil Service written by Cindy Sondik Aron and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from workers' applications, testimonies, and other primary documents, this book examines the changing roles of federal civil servants during the crucial period between 1860 and 1900 as they formed part of the first white-collar bureaucracy in the United States.
Download or read book Political Terrain written by Carl Abbott and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2005-10-12 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washington, D.C., President John F. Kennedy once remarked, is a city of "southern efficiency and northern charm." Kennedy's quip was close to the mark. Since its creation two centuries ago, Washington has been a community with multiple personalities. Located on the regional divide between North and South, it has been a tidewater town, a southern city, a coveted prize in fighting between the states, a symbol of a reunited nation, a hub for central government, an extension of the Boston-New York megalopolis, and an international metropolis. In an exploration of the many identities Washington has taken on over time, Carl Abbott examines the ways in which the city's regional orientation and national symbolism have been interpreted by novelists and business boosters, architects and blues artists, map makers and politicians. Each generation of residents and visitors has redefined Washington, he says, but in ways that have utilized or preserved its past. The nation's capital is a city whose history lives in its neighborhoods, people, and planning, as well as in its monuments and museums.
Download or read book A Companion to First Ladies written by Katherine A.S. Sibley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-03-02 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores more than two centuries of literature on the First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, providing the first historiographical overview of these important women in U.S. history. Underlines the growing scholarly appreciation of the First Ladies and the evolution of the position since the 18th century Explores the impact of these women not only on White House responsibilities, but on elections, presidential policies, social causes, and in shaping their husbands’ legacies Brings the First Ladies into crisp historiographical focus, assessing how these women and their contributions have been perceived both in popular literature and scholarly debate Provides concise biographical treatments for each First Lady
Download or read book Annals of Iowa written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Belva Lockwood written by Jill Norgren and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg A legal historian recounts the influential life of women's rights activist Belva Lockwood, the first woman to practice at the bar of the Supreme Court In Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would Be President, prize-winning legal historian Jill Norgren recounts, for the first time, the life story of one of the nineteenth century’s most surprising and accomplished advocates for women’s rights. As Norgren shows, Lockwood was fearless in confronting the male establishment, commanding the attention of presidents, members of Congress, influential writers, and everyday Americans. Obscured for too long in the historical shadow of her longtime colleague, Susan B. Anthony, Lockwood steps into the limelight at last in this engaging new biography. Born on a farm in upstate New York in 1830, Lockwood married young and reluctantly became a farmer’s wife. After her husband's premature death, however, she earned a college degree, became a teacher, and moved to Washington, DC with plans to become an attorney-an occupation all but closed to women. Not only did she become one of the first female attorneys in the U.S., but in 1879 became the first woman ever allowed to practice at the bar of the Supreme Court. In 1884 Lockwood continued her trailblazing ways as the first woman to run a full campaign for the U.S. Presidency. She ran for President again in 1888. Although her candidacies were unsuccessful (as she knew they would be), Lockwood demonstrated that women could compete with men in the political arena. After these campaigns she worked tirelessly on behalf of the Universal Peace Union, hoping, until her death in 1917, that she, or the organization, would win the Nobel Peace Prize. Belva Lockwood deserves to be far better known. As Norgren notes, it is likely that Lockwood would be widely recognized today as a feminist pioneer if most of her personal papers had not been destroyed after her death. Fortunately for readers, Norgren shares much of her subject’s tenacity and she has ensured Lockwood’s rightful place in history with this meticulously researched and beautifully written book.
Download or read book Catalogue written by Carrollton (Ill.). Carnegie Library and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biennial Report written by State Library of Iowa and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 1238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report for 1871/1873-1903/1905 contains a list of additions to the miscellaneous and law departments.
