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Washington: A History of the Capital, 1800-1950
A one-volume edition, this history of Washington was originally published in two parts. Village and Capital, 1800-1878 was awarded the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for History.
Originally published in 1977.
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Originally published in 1977.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
1094 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 1976
About the author
Constance McLaughlin Green
40 books2 followersDr. Constance McLaughlin Winsor Green was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian. Green was born in 1897 in Ann Arbor, and was the daughter of American constitutional historian Andrew C. McLaughlin. She received a Ph.D. in history from Yale University in 1937, before joining the Smith College history department as an instructor. During the Second World War, Green served as a historian at the Springfield Armory, and later was promoted to being the chief historian of the Army Ordinance Department in 1948.
In 1954, Green began research on her most well-known work, a two volume history of Washington, D.C. The first volume, Washington, Village and Capital: 1800-1878 was published in 1962, followed by the second volume, Washington, Capital City: 1879-1950, in 1963.
In 1954, Green began research on her most well-known work, a two volume history of Washington, D.C. The first volume, Washington, Village and Capital: 1800-1878 was published in 1962, followed by the second volume, Washington, Capital City: 1879-1950, in 1963.
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