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Washington
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Meg Greenfield |
"Narrated in Greenfield's unforgettable voice, created in secret before her death in 1999, hidden from almost all of her friends and family, Washington is an exploration of a subculture that is both … |
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Real life at the White House
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John Whitcomb |
Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the White House with this richly illustrated new book on America's, if not the world's, most famous residence. Abigail Adams dried her wash in the unfinished East R… |
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Cherry blossoms
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Ann McClellan |
This book is a stunningly beautiful record of the nation's biggest springtime festival. As the 100th anniversary of the National Cherry Blossom Festival approaches in the Spring of 2012, millions of … |
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The House of Truth
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Brad Snyder |
"Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Moose campaign. They self-mockingly called the 19th Street row house in which they congregated the 'House of Truth, ' playing off the lively dinner discussions with frequen… |
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The residence
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Kate Andersen Brower |
America's First Families are unknowable in many ways. No one has insight into their true character like the people who serve their meals and make their beds every day. Full of stories and details by … |
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Washington, D.C. film and television
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Tracey Gold Bennett |
"Chronicles popular and obscure films and television programs that feature Washington, DC. Sharing the sites, neighborhoods, institutions and monuments that filmmakers used as their settings, this ..… |
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Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites
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Tucker Carlson |
Carlson loosens his signature bowtie and cracks sharp and wise on all things political with acerbic wit and razor sharp insight. In this new book, he applies his deft and amusing hand to the goings-o… |
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Emily Donelson of Tennessee
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Pauline Wilcox Burke |
"The youngest daughter of one of the founding patriarchs of middle Tennessee and the niece of Andrew Jackson, Emily Tennessee Donelson seemed destined for the life of a southern plantation mistress. … |
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Camelot at dawn
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Orlando Suero |
"In January 1954, the handsome junior senator from Massachusetts and his glamorous wife moved into a three-story townhouse at 3321 Dent Place in Georgetown. Although they would live here for only fiv… |
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