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Alves, Joseph Hodge, 1905- Near the falls : two hundred
years of The Falls
Church
BX5980.F3F33
Brown, Stuart E.
Virginia baron; the story of Thomas, 6th
Lord Fairfax F232.N86F33
Cox, Ethelyn. Historic
existing early buildings F234.A3C69X1976
Dow, Richard B.
A history of the second Presbyterian
Church,
Fairfax
County, Virginia : a history F232.F2F3X1978
George
Washington's
Gernand, Bradley E. A
Goldberg,
Alfred, 1918- The Pentagon : the first fifty years UA26.V8G65 1992
Gutheim,
Frederick Albert, 1908- The
Harris,
Historic
Humphrey,
Robert Lee, 1939- Ancient Washington : American Indian cultures of the
Inside
the Pentagon AV --- UA26.V8 I575x 2002
Leyendecker, Edgar V., 1939- Investigation of the
Netherton, Ross De Witt, 1918-
Northern
Virginia heritage Periodical Collection
Northern Virginia country : a reference of local
information and guide to Arlington County, Fairfax County, Falls Church,
Fairfax City, and nearby
places. F232.A4N6X
Out of obscurity the story of the 1939 Alexandria
Library sit-in AV ---
E185.93.V8 O98x
Potter,
Stephen R. Commoners, tribute, and chiefs : the development of Algonquian
culture in the
Reed,
John Calvin, 1930- The river and the rocks : the geologic story of
Remember the Titans
AV E185.61 .R3844x 2001
Templeman,
Eleanor Lee Reading, 1906- Northern Virginia heritage; a pictorial
compilation of the historic sites and homes in the counties of Arlington,
Fairfax, Loudoun, Fauquier, Prince William and Stafford, and the cities of
Alexandria and Fredericksburg F227 .T4
Voges, Nettie Allen. Old
Whitt, Jane Chapman. Elephants and Quaker guns :
crossroads of history F232.F2W48 1984
Virginia
History
Baker,
Donald P. Wilder : hold fast to dreams : a biography of L. Douglas Wilder
F231.3.W55B34X1989
Beeman,
Richard R. Patrick Henry; a biography E302.6.H5B44
Before
freedom came : African-American life in the antebellum South : to accompany an
exhibition organized by the Museum of the Confederacy E443.B44 1991
Beverley,
Robert, ca. 1673-1722. The history and present state of Virginia F229.B593
Blackford,
Susan Leigh, b. 1835. Letters from Lee's army or, Memoirs of life in and
out of the army in Virginia during the war between the states E605.B63
Bond,
Edward L. Damned souls in a tobacco colony : religion in
seventeenth-century
Boyle,
Sarah-Patton, 1906- The desegregated heart : a Virginian's stand in time
of transition E185.93.V8 B778 2001
Brewer,
James H. 1933- The Confederate Negro; Virginia's craftsmen and military
laborers 1861-1865 E585.N3B7
Brown,
Kathleen M., 1960- Good wives, nasty wenches, and anxious patriarchs :
gender, race and power in colonial
Brown,
Robert Eldon, 1907-
Brundage,
W. Fitzhugh 1959- Lynching in the New South : Georgia and Virginia,
1880-1930 HV6465.G4B78 1993
Byrd,
William, 1674-1744. Prose works; narratives of a colonial Virginia F229.B963
Caruthers,
William Alexander, 1802-1846. The knights of the golden horse-shoe; a
traditionary tale of the cocked hat gentry in the Old Dominion PS1262.C8K5X
Colonial
Craven,
Wesley Frank, 1905- White, red, and Black: the seventeenth-century
Virginian F229.C897
Crews,
Edward R. Virginia : the enterprising Dominion enters the twenty-first
century F226 .C74x 1999
Dabney,
Virginius, 1901-
Daniels,
Jonathan, 1902- The
Davis,
Richard Beale. Intellectual life in
DeLorme
Mapping Company.
Dowdey,
Clifford, 1904- The great plantation; a profile of
Dowdey,
Clifford, 1904- The
Edds,
Margaret, 1947- Claiming the dream : the victorious campaign of Douglas
Wilder of
Edmunds,
Pocahontas Wight. Virginians out front
CT265.E34
The
Edge of the South : life in nineteenth-century
Egerton,
Douglas R. Gabriel's rebellion : the
The
Encyclopedia of
Fischer,
David Hackett, 1935- Bound away :
Foote, William Henry, 1794-1869. Sketches of Virginia
Historical and biographical first series F226.F682
Four
hundred years of
Fox,
James, 1945- Five sisters : the Langhornes of
Gill,
Harold B. The gunsmith in colonial Virginia TS533.3.V8G54
Gleach,
Frederic W. 1960- Powhatan's world and Colonial Virginia : a conflict of
cultures E99.P85 G54 1997
Godwin,
Mills E. 1914- Leadership in crisis: selected statements and speech
excerpts of the Honorable Mills E. Godwin Jr., Governor of
Green,
Bryan Clark. Lost Virginia:
Vanished Architecture of the Old Dominion.
NA730 V8 G74 2001
Griffith,
Lucille Blanche, 1905- The
Hadden, Sally E. Slave patrols : law and violence in
Holton,
Woody. Forced founders : Indians, debtors, slaves, and the making of the
American Revolution in
Isaac,
Rhys. The transformation of
James,
Charles F. 1844-1902. Documentary history of the struggle for religious
liberty in Virginia BR555.V8J3
Jefferson,
Thomas, 1743-1826. Notes on the State of
Kolp,
John Gilman, 1943- Gentlemen and freeholders : electoral politics in
colonial
Lee,
Nell Moore. Patriot above profit : a portrait of Thomas Nelson, Jr., who
supported the American Revolution with his purse and sword E263.V8N435 1988
Library
of
Lillywhite,
Donald P. Virginia population projections 2010 Reference --- HA685
.L543 1993
Link, William A. Roots
of Secession: Slavery and Politics in Antebellum
Maddex,
Jack P., 1941- The
The
Making of
Mapp,
Alf J. 1925- The
The
moderates' dilemma : massive resistance to school desegregation in
Moger,
Allen Wesley, 1905- Virginia: Bourbonism to Byrd, 1870-1925 F231.M66
Morgan,
Edmund Sears. American slavery, American freedom : the ordeal of colonial
Nagel,
Paul C. The Lees of
Nelson,
Robert F., 1899- Thrilling legends of
Nutting,
Wallace, 1861-1941. Virginia beautiful F231.N96
Pulley,
Raymond H. Old
Puryear,
Paul Lionel, 1930- The status of blacks and minorities in
Revolutionary
Virginia, the road to independence E263.V8V23
Robertson,
James
Rubin,
Louis Decimus, 1923- Virginia : a Bicentennial history F226.R7
Selby,
John E. The Revolution in
Sheehan,
Bernard W. Savagism and civility : Indians and Englishmen in Colonial
Smith,
J. David, 1944- The sterilization of Carrie Buck HV4989.S65 1989
Smith,
John, 1580-1631. Captain John Smith's history of
Sobel,
Mechal. The world they made together : Black and white values in
eighteenth-century
Talpalar,
Morris. The sociology of Colonial Virginia F229.T15
Trudeau,
Noah Andre, 1949- Bloody roads south : the wilderness to
Varon,
Elizabeth R., 1963- We mean to be counted : white women & politics in
antebellum
The
Virginia
facts F221.V77
The
Virginia magazine of history and biography
Periodical Collection
A
Antonellli,
Lisa M. Virginia : a commonwealth comes of age HC107.V8A65 1988
Atkinson,
Frank B. The dynamic Dominion : realignment and the rise of
Virginia,
a picture book to remember her by F231.2.V57X1987
Washington,
George, 1732-1799. Writings E312.72 1997
Wertenbaker,
Thomas Jefferson, 1879-1966.
Wilkinson,
Sandra H. Governing the commonwealth then and now: a bicentennial report
for
The
William and Mary quarterly Periodical Collection
Wright,
Louis B. 1899- The first gentlemen of
Wynes,
Charles E. Race relations in
Yancey,
Dwayne. When hell froze over : the untold story of Doug Wilder : a Black
politician's rise to power in the South F231.3.W55Y36 1988
50
hikes in
Adventure
guide to the Chesapeake Bay F187.C5
A38x
Adventure
guide to
Cavileer,
Sharon.
Colbert,
Judy.
Directory
of
Hogarth,
Paul, 1917- Walking tours of old
Johnson,
Clint, 1953- Touring
Mulligan,
Tim, 1938-
Peters,
Margaret T. A guidebook to
Smolan, Rick.
Virginia
landmarks of Black history : sites on the Virginia landmarks register and the
National register of historic places E185.93.V8 V57 1995
The
Virginia landmarks register Reference --- F227 .V864 1999
Washington
on foot : 23 walking tours (with maps) of Washington, D.C., and Old Town
Wiencek,
Henry. Virginia and the capital region F106.W64 1989
Winegar,
Deane. Natural wonders of Virginia : exploring wild and scenic places QH76.5.W18
B46 1994
Washington History
Abbott,
Carl. Political terrain : Washington, D.C., from Tidewater town to global
metropolis F203.7.P4H54 1988
Agronsky,
Jonathan I. Z., 1946- Marion Barry : the politics of race F201.3.B37A65
1991
Allen,
Thomas B. The Washington Monument : it stands for all F203.4.W3 A46
2000
Allgor,
Catherine, 1958- Parlor politics : in which the ladies of Washington help
build a city and a government HQ1236.5.U6 A45 2000
Anthony,
Carl Sferrazza. America's first families : an inside view of 200 years of
private life in the White House E176.1 .A68 2000
Barber,
Lucy G. 1964- Marching on Washington : the forging of an American
political tradition E743 .B338 2002
Barras,
Jonetta Rose. The last of the Black emperors : the hollow comeback of
Marion Barry in the new age of Black leaders F201.3.B37 B37 1998
Benedetto,
Robert. Historical Dictionary of
Washington, DC. REF F192 B46 2003
Bigler,
Philip. Washington in focus : the photo history of the nation's capital
F195.B54 1988
Black
Georgetown remembered : a history of its black community from the founding of
"The Town of George" in 1751 to the present day F202.G3 L47 1991
Boller,
Paul F. Presidential inaugurations F196 .B65 2001
Bowers,
Claude Gernade, 1879-1958. The tragic era; the revolution after Lincoln
E668.B779
Bowling,
Kenneth R. The creation of Washington, D.C. : the idea and location of
the American capital F197.B69 1991
Brinkley,
David. Washington goes to war D769.85.D6B75 1988
Cameron,
Robert, 1943- Above Washington : a collection of nostalgic and
contemporary aerial photographs of the District of Columbia F195.C35X
Columbia
historical society, Washington, D.C. Records. v.1.-March 1894-19 F191.C72
Dillon,
David, 1941- The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial : designed by
Lawrence Halprin NA737.H27 D56x 1998
French,
Benjamin B. 1800-1870. Witness to the young republic : a yankee's
journal, 1828-1870 E338.F74 1989
Gibbs, Carroll R. Black,
Copper, & Bright: The District of Columbia’s Black Civil War Regiment. (on
order)
Gillette,
Howard. Between justice and beauty : race, planning, and the failure of
urban policy in Washington, D.C. HN80.W3 G55 1995
Good, James M. Best addresses : a century of Washington's distinguished apartment houses NA7860.G66 1988
Green,
Constance McLaughlin, 1897- The secret city; a history of race relations
in the Nation's Capital E185.93.D6G7
Green,
Constance McLaughlin, 1897- Washington : a history of the capitol, 1800-1950
F194.G7 1976
Griffin,
Mark G. Lily Spandorf's Washington never more / by Mark G. Griffin and
Ellen M McCloskey F195 .G75 1988
Harris,
Charles Wesley, 1928- Congress and the governance of the Nation's Capital
: the conflict of Federal and local interests JK2716 .H37 1995
Hemrick,
Eugene F. One nation under God : religious symbols, quotes, and images in
our nation's capital N7911.W3 H46 2001
Highsmith,
Carol M., 1946- Pennsylvania Avenue : America's main street
F203.7.P4H54 1988
Highsmith,
Carol M., 1946- Union Station : a decorative history of Washington's
grand terminal F204.U5H54 1988
Humphrey,
Robert Lee, 1939- Ancient Washington : American Indian cultures of the
Potomac Valley E78.D6H85
Jaffe,
Harry. Dream city : race, power, and the decline of Washington, D.C.
F216.2.J34 1994
Johnson,
Lady Bird, 1912- A White House diary E848.J6
Junior
League of Washington (Washington, D.C.) The city of Washington : an
illustrated history F197.B69 1991
Kousoulas,
George W. Washington : portrait of a city TR659 .K68 2001
Lee,
Elizabeth Blair. Wartime Washington : the Civil War letters of Elizabeth
Blair Lee E601.L44 1991
Leech,
Margaret, 1893-1974. Reveille in Washington, 1860-1865 E356.W3 P49
1998
Levey,
Bob, 1945- Washington album : a pictorial history of the nation's capital
F194 .L462x 2000
Lewis,
David L. District of Columbia : a bicentennial history F197.B69 1991
The
Library of Congress : an architectural alphabet Z733.U6 L54 2000
Meyer,
Jeffrey F. Myths in stone : religious dimensions of Washington, D.C.
BL2527.W18 M49 2001
Moore,
Jacqueline M., 1965- Leading the race : the transformation of the Black
elite in the nation's capital, 1880-1920 E185.93.D6 M66 1999
Ovason,
David. The secret architecture of our nation's capital : the Masons and
the building of Washington, D.C. NK1590.Z63 O94 2000
Reed,
Robert Carroll, 1937- Old Washington, D.C., in early photographs,
1846-1932 F195.B54 1988
Repak,
Terry A., 1953- Waiting on Washington : Central American workers in the nation's
capital HD8085.W183 R46 1995
Reps,
John William. Washington on view : the nation's capital since 1790
F195.R34 1991
Roehrenbeck,
William Joseph, 1913- The regiment that saved the Capital E523.5 7th
.R6
Smith,
Sam, 1937- Captive Capital; colonial life in modern Washington
HN80.W3S45
The
U.S. Capitol a vision in stone AV --- NA4411 .U573x 2001
The
United States Capitol : designing and decorating a national icon NA4411
.U55 2000
Urban
odyssey : a multicultural history of Washington, D.C. JV6940 .U73 1996
Walton,
William, 1909- The evidence of Washington F200.W24
The
Wall : images and offerings from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial DS559.83.W18
W355x 1987
Washington,
D.C. : a Smithsonian book of the nation's capital F194.W35 1992
Wills,
Mary Alice. The Confederate blockade of Washington, D.C., 1861-1862
E600.W55
Young,
James Sterling. The Washington community, 1800-1828 E338.Y6 1966
Washington Travel & Guides
Applewhite,
E. J. Washington itself : an informal guide to the Capital of the United
States F192.3.K46 1983
Butler,
Brian, 1950- DC for free Reference --- F192.3.B88 1990
Cooling,
B. Franklin. Mr. Lincoln's forts : a guide to the Civil War defenses of
Washington F195.C66 1988
Evelyn,
Douglas E., 1941- On this spot : pinpointing the past in Washington, D.C
F192.3.E84 1992
Fitzpatrick,
Sandra. The guide to Black Washington : places and events of historical
and cultural significance in the nation's capital Reference --- F205.N4F58
1990
Getlein,
Frank. The Washington, D.C., art review : the art explorer's guide to
Washington AM13.W3 R67 1992
Hogarth,
Paul, 1917- Walking tours of old Washington and
Jacob,
Kathryn Allamong. Testament to Union : Civil War monuments in Washington,
D.C. F203.4.A1 J33 1998
Natural
Washington : a guide for hikers, bikers, birders, and other lovers of nature in
the greater capital area QH76.5.W18
B46 1994
Perkins,
Lori. The everything guide to Washington, D.C. : monuments, museums,
family attractions, hotels, restaurants and more F192.3 .P47 2000
Ross,
Betty. A museum guide to Washington, D.C. : museums, historic houses, art
galleries libraries, and special places open to the public in the Nation's
Capital and vicinity Reference --- AM13.W3R67 1988
Sclar,
Charlotte L., 1907- The Smithsonian : a guide to its national public
facilities in Washington, D.C. Reference --- Q11.S8S35 1985
The
Best of Washington, D.C. Reference --- F192.3.B48 1988
Thompson,
Dolphin G. A picture guide to Black America in Washington, D.C.
E185.93.D6T48
Washington
on foot : 23 walking tours (with maps) of Washington, D.C., and Old Town
Weeks,
Christopher, 1950- AIA guide to the architecture of Washington, D.C.
Reference --- NA735.W3 W44 1994
Whitman,
William B. Washington, D.C. : off the beaten path F192.3 .W48 2001
Writers'
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Capital Reference --- F192.3.W75 1976