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A Literary Guide To Washington Dc

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Author : Kim Roberts
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2018-05-24

A Literary Guide To Washington Dc written by Kim Roberts and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-24 with Literary Criticism categories.

The site of a thriving literary tradition, Washington, DC, has been the home to many of our nation’s most acclaimed writers. From the city’s founding to the beginnings of modernism, literary luminaries including Walt Whitman, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Henry Adams, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston have lived and worked at their craft in our nation’s capital. In A Literary Guide to Washington, DC, Kim Roberts offers a guide to the city’s rich literary history. Part walking tour, part anthology, A Literary Guide to Washington, DC is organized into five sections, each corresponding to a particularly vibrant period in Washington’s literary community. Starting with the city’s earliest years, Roberts examines writers such as Hasty-Pudding poet Joel Barlow and "Star-Spangled Banner" lyricist Francis Scott Key before moving on to the Civil War and Reconstruction and touching on the lives of authors such as Charlotte Forten Grimké and James Weldon Johnson. She wraps up her tour with World War I and the Jazz Age, which brought to the city some writers at the forefront of modernism, including the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Sinclair Lewis. The book’s stimulating tours cover downtown, the LeDroit Park and Shaw neighborhoods, Lafayette Square, and the historic U Street district, bringing the history of the city to life in surprising ways. Written for tourists, literary enthusiasts, amateur historians, and armchair travelers, A Literary Guide to Washington, DC offers a cultural tour of our nation's capital through a literary lens.

By Broad Potomac S Shore

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Author : Kim Roberts
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2020-10-06

By Broad Potomac S Shore written by Kim Roberts and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-06 with Poetry categories.

Following her successful Literary Guide to Washington, DC, which Library Journal called "the perfect accompaniment for a literature-inspired vacation in the US capital," Kim Roberts returns with a comprehensive anthology of poems by both well-known and overlooked poets working and living in the capital from the city’s founding in 1800 to 1930. Roberts expertly presents the work of 132 poets, including poems by celebrated DC writers such as Francis Scott Key, Walt Whitman, Frederick Douglass, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ambrose Bierce, Henry Adams, and James Weldon Johnson, as well as the work of lesser-known poets—especially women, writers of color, and working-class writers. A significant number of the poems are by writers who were born enslaved, such as Fanny Jackson Coppin, T. Thomas Fortune, and John Sella Martin. The book is arranged thematically, representing the poetic work happening in our nation’s capital from its founding through the Civil War, Reconstruction, World War I, and the beginnings of literary modernism. The city has always been home to prominent poets—including presidents and congressmen, lawyers and Supreme Court judges, foreign diplomats, US poets laureate, professors, and inventors—as well as writers from across the country who came to Washington as correspondents. A broad range of voices is represented in this incomparable volume.

Literary Washington

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Author : David Cutler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992

Literary Washington written by David Cutler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Literary Criticism categories.

A comprehensive reference for all things literary in the nation's capital.

The Wpa Guide To Washington D C

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Author : Federal Writers' Project
language : en
Publisher: Pantheon
Release Date : 1942

The Wpa Guide To Washington D C written by Federal Writers' Project and has been published by Pantheon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1942 with Architecture categories.

A view of 1930s Washington includes a history of the capital

Washington Its Sights And Insights

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Author : Harriet Earhart Monroe
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-07-10

Washington Its Sights And Insights written by Harriet Earhart Monroe and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-10 with Travel categories.

"Washington, its sights and insights" by Harriet Earhart Monroe. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

The Rough Guide To Washington Dc

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Author : Rough Guides
language : en
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
Release Date : 2011-08-01

The Rough Guide To Washington Dc written by Rough Guides and has been published by Rough Guides UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-01 with Travel categories.

The Rough Guide to Washington DC is the definitive guide to this historic city, with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the city's best attractions. Discover Washington DC's highlights with stunning photography and information on everything from the city's memorials and museums along the Mall to showpieces like the International Spy Museum. Find detailed practical advice on what to see and do in Washington DC, relying on up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants for all budgets; The Rough Guide to Washington DC also includes full-colour sections of the region's top sights, and there are plenty of maps to help you plan your trip to the lively and fascinating capital of the United States. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Washington DC.

The Rough Guide To Washington D C

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Author : Jules Brown
language : en
Publisher: Rough Guides
Release Date : 2002

The Rough Guide To Washington D C written by Jules Brown and has been published by Rough Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Travel categories.

Washington is one of America's most visited cities, drawing millions of tourists each year. This new edition details all of the capital's best cultural and historical sights. Also includes a nightlife section and a gay and lesbian section. Photos. 23 maps.

The Unofficial Guide To Washington D C

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Author : Eve Zibart
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2007-02-27

The Unofficial Guide To Washington D C written by Eve Zibart and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-27 with Travel categories.

A guide to hotels and attractions in Washington, D.C.

Literary Washington D C

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Author : Patrick Allen
language : en
Publisher: Trinity University Press
Release Date : 2012-09-11

Literary Washington D C written by Patrick Allen and has been published by Trinity University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-11 with Literary Collections categories.

The public face of Washington-the gridiron of L'Enfant's avenues, the buttoned-down demeanor Sloan Wilson's archetypal "Man in the Grey Flannel Suit," the monumental buildings of the Triangle-rarely gives up the secrets of this city's rich life. But, beneath the surface there are countless stories to be told. From the early swamp days to the Civil War, the "gilded age" to the New Deal and McCarthy eras, as the center of world power to its underlying multicultural social fabric, Washington is a writer's town. While this is surprising to some, it is not news to the close observer. Alan Cheuse, in his foreword to Literary Washington, D.C. comments: "Part of this peculiar city's sense of place is that it serves as a capital for people who have no permanent sense of place. . . . War has brought us here, peace has brought us here, love has kept us here, and love or loss of love will give some of us reason to leave again. Which makes Washington, D.C. exactly like most other places in the rest of the country and the rest of the world-only more so." In fact, D.C. has been a magnet for great writers for centuries. Including novelists, poets, journalists, essayists, and politicians and patriots, finally, in Literary Washington D.C., the story of the capital of world power is finally told.

A New Guide To Washington 1842

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Author : George Watterston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-08

A New Guide To Washington 1842 written by George Watterston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08 with categories.

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.