The Washingtons And Their Homes

Author : John W. Wayland
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 0806347759
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Washingtons and Their Homes written by John W. Wayland and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone fascinated with the genealogy or history of the family of George Washington should own this elegant publication. For in this profusely illustrated work originally published in 1944 and reprinted by arrangement with the Virginia Book Company, John Wayland, one of the giants of Virginia genealogy, recounts the Washington family history by taking us on a tour of the legendary homesteads they inhabited.

Author : John Walter Wayland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Washingtons and Their Homes written by John Walter Wayland and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lydia Mattice Brandt
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813939267
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book First in the Homes of His Countrymen written by Lydia Mattice Brandt and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two hundred years, Americans have reproduced George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation house more often, and in a greater variety of media, than any of their country’s other historic buildings. In this highly original new book, Lydia Mattice Brandt chronicles America’s obsession with the first president’s iconic home through advertising, prints, paintings, popular literature, and the full-scale replication of its architecture. Even before Washington’s death in 1799, his house was an important symbol for the new nation. His countrymen used it to idealize the past as well as to evoke contemporary--and even divisive--political and social ideals. In the wake of the mid-nineteenth century’s revival craze, Mount Vernon became an obvious choice for architects and patrons looking to reference the past through buildings in residential neighborhoods, at world’s fairs, and along the commercial strip. The singularity of the building’s trademark piazza and its connection to Washington made it immediately recognizable and easy to replicate. As a myriad of Americans imitated the building’s architecture, the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association carefully interpreted and preserved its fabric. Purchasing the house in 1859 amid intense scrutiny, the organization safeguarded Washington’s home and ensured its accessibility as the nation’s leading historic house museum. Tension between popular images of Mount Vernon and the organization’s "official" narrative for the house over the past 150 years demonstrates the close and ever-shifting relationship between historic preservation and popular architecture.In existence for roughly as long as the United States itself, Mount Vernon’s image has remained strikingly relevant to many competing conceptions of our country’s historical and architectural identity.

Author : Mary Smith Lockwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic Homes in Washington written by Mary Smith Lockwood and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mary Smith Lockwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
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Download or read book Historic Homes in Washington written by Mary Smith Lockwood and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.9L/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homes of George Washington written by United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Walter 1872-1962 Wayland
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781015224247
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Washingtons and Their Homes written by John Walter 1872-1962 Wayland and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Mynna Thruston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Washingtons and Their Colonial Homes in West Virginia written by Mynna Thruston and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mary Smith Lockwood
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230455822
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic Homes in Washington; Its Noted Men and Women written by Mary Smith Lockwood and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ...C. Preston--The accomplished Mrs. Roosevelt--Mrs. Madison in later years--New Year's Day--Died in this House--Purchased by Commodore Wilkes--Headquarters of General McClellan--A Military Tableau--Home of the Cosmos Club--Home of Benjamin Ogle Tayloe--Leased to Governor Swan--Mr. Tayloe's Home for forty Years--Elegant Hospitality--President William Henry Harrison's last Visit--A characteristic Poem--Shooting of Philip Barton Key--Where he Lived--Who Mr. Tayloe married--Died in Rome--Senator Don Cameron purchased the House--The most historic Building--Ground owned by Henry Clay--Commodore Rodgers--Nestor of the Navy--William H. Seward--His elegant Hospitality--" Irrepressible Conflict "--Shadows in this HomeAttempted Assassination--A lovely Daughter--A Memory and a Waiting--New Scenes--A social Queen--General and Mrs. Belknap--A new-made Grave--An honored Occupant--James G. Blaine--Changes he has witnessed--Illustrious Company--His Personal Magnetism--An American Statesman--His Footstep in the Seward Home--An attractive Location--History making--La Fayette Square--Ancient Apple Trees and truant Boys--" Hero of New Orleans "--Happy Childhood--Peaceful Memories. The White House was the first house built on La Fayette Square. It was completed in 1800. No other house was erected bn the Square until after the war of 1812. As late as 1812 the whole space from Fifteenth to Seventeenth Street was a neglected common, entirely destitute of trees, and was the parade ground for the militia muster. There was but one house between this common and the "Seven Buildings." The only houses north of the common were one that occupied the site of the present Riggs residence, and an old rickety house on the northeast angle of the...

Author : John Washington
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1788734750
Total Pages : 353 pages
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Download or read book The Dispossessed written by John Washington and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive, in-depth book on the Trump administration’s assault on asylum protections Arnovis couldn’t stay in El Salvador. If he didn’t leave, a local gangster promised that his family would dress in mourning—that he would wake up with flies in his mouth. “It was like a bomb exploded in my life,” Arnovis said. The Dispossessed tells the story of a twenty-four-year-old Salvadoran man, Arnovis, whose family’s search for safety shows how the United States—in concert with other Western nations—has gutted asylum protections for the world’s most vulnerable. Crisscrossing the border and Central America, John Washington traces one man’s quest for asylum. Arnovis is separated from his daughter by US Border Patrol agents and struggles to find security after being repeatedly deported to a gang-ruled community in El Salvador, traumatic experiences relayed by Washington with vivid intensity. Adding historical, literary, and current political context to the discussion of migration today, Washington tells the history of asylum law and practice through ages to the present day. Packed with information and reflection, The Dispossessed is more than a human portrait of those who cross borders—it is an urgent and persuasive case for sharing the country we call home.