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Home / Regional / North America / United States / Washington, DC / Society and Culture / History / 19th Century
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- Behind the Scenes in Washington, 1873 - Guidebook to the city, description of Federal government, and account of Credit Mobilier corruption scandal. By James Dabney McCabe, under pseudonym Edward Winslow Martin.
moa.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/sgml/moa-idx?notisid=AFJ8728
- Mr. Lincoln's White House - An account of Lincoln and of the White House and Washington during his Presidency.
www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org
- Roose's Companion and Guide to Washington and Vicinity, 1876 - Visitor's guidebook to the city as it was in 1876. 142 pages.
moa.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/sgml/moa-idx?notisid=AAV9985
- The Sights and Secrets of the National Capital, 1869 - Description of the city and of the Federal government in 1869, by John B. Ellis. 548 pages.
moa.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/sgml/moa-idx?notisid=AJA2449
- Washington and Georgetown Directory, 1853 - Directory of residents and businesses, including a history of the city and a visitor's guidebook. 384 pages.
moa.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/sgml/moa-idx?notisid=AFJ8697
- Washington's First Century - Series of Washington Post articles on Washington in the 1800s: the early years of the new capital, the city's fall to the British in 1814, the building of the C&O Canal, the development of Anacostia, the Capitol's slave labor, "Rebel Rose" Greenhow's spy ring, "Boss" Shepherd, Mary Henderson's grand plans for developing 16th Street, and more.
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/specials/bicentennial
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