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The Potomac River: A History & Guide
Learn about the Potomac River and its significant role in American history.The great Potomac River begins in the Alleghenies and flows 383 miles through some of America's most …
Potomac River
The story of the Potomac is the story of America—take a historic hike with this fascinating guide. The great Potomac River begins in the Alleghenies and flows 383 miles through …
Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.: The Civil War and America's Great Poet
Walt Whitman was already famous for Leaves of Grass when he journeyed to the nation's capital at the height of the Civil War to find his brother George, a Union officer wounded at …
Smithsonian Castle and The Seneca Quarry
British scientist James Smithson left a fortune to the country he so admired but had never visited. His gift founded the Smithsonian Institution and built the Smithsonian Castle. …
Prohibition's Greatest Myths
The word ""prohibition"" tends to conjure up images of smoky basement speakeasies, dancing flappers, and hardened gangsters bootlegging whiskey. Such stereotypes, a prominent …
The Prohibition Hangover
Spirits are all the rage today. Two-thirds of Americans drink, whether they enjoy higher priced call brands or more moderately priced favorites. From fine dining and piano bars to …
A Decade of Disruption
An eye-opening history evoking the disruptive first decade of the twenty-first century in America.Dubya. The 9/11 terrorist attacks. Enron and WorldCom. The Iraq War. Hurricane …
Prohibition in Washington, D.C.
Even in the city where the Eighteenth Amendment was passed, the party went on—a history of bootleggers and speakeasies in the nation’s capital. Despite the passage of the …
Capital Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in Washington, D.C.
Imagine the jubilation of thirsty citizens in 1796 when the Washington Brewery--the city's first brewery--opened. Yet the English-style ales produced by the early breweries in the …
Prohibition in Washington, DC: How Dry We Weren't
In 1929, it was estimated that every week bootleggers brought twenty-two thousand gallons of whiskey, moonshine and other spirits into Washington, D.C.'s three thousand …
Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.
“An energetic study of the famed writer’s time in the nation’s capital and the loves of his life” (Washington Independent Review of Books). Walt Whitman was already famous for …
The Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry
British scientist James Smithson left a fortune to the country he so admired but had never visited. His gift founded the Smithsonian Institution and built the Smithsonian Castle. …