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Remembering Georgetown
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An edition of Remembering Georgetown: a history of the lost port city (2009)

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History Press
Language
English

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Subjects
History, Economic conditions, Social conditions, Port cities, Case studies, Economic development, Social change, Georgetown (washington, d.c.), Washington (d.c.), economic conditions, Washington (d.c.), history, Washington (d.c.), social conditions, Villes portuaires, Études de cas, Développement économique, Histoire, HISTORY, State & Local, South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV), Economic history
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Washington (D.C.), Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), United States

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Table of Contents

Captains and Indians : explorers and early inhabitants
The Scottish stake their claim : establishing a new colony
Money by the hogshead : the tobacco trade
The Georges of Georgetown : knave's disappointment?
Tycoons and taverns : the port city prospers
The capital across the creek : building Washington
America's first suburb : life as a bedroom community
Off to battle, up in flames : the War of 1812
Plagues of progress : floods, fires, freezes, and bugs
High society : giving away fortunes and brides
For sale, family of five : slavery and Civil War
Who moved my street? : Georgetown joins Washington
Preaching, teaching, and pulling teeth : churches and schools
Ghost town : historic houses and noteworthy neighbors.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Charleston, SC
Genre
Case studies

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
975.3
Library of Congress
F202.G3 L64 2009, F202.G3L64 2009, F202.G3 M68 2009

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Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24062551M
ISBN 13
9781596296817
LCCN
2009037767
OCLC/WorldCat
437115696, 948511512

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