Books About DC I Want To Read

Posted: February 1st, 2006 | Author: Rob Goodspeed | Filed under: Books, District of Columbia |

Hopefully this will be an evolving list.

The Secret City: A History of Race Relations in the Nation’s Capital
by Constance Green

The Hidden History of Washington, DC
by Tingba Apidta

Between Justice and Beauty: Race, Planning, and the Failure of Urban Policy in Washington, D.C.
by Howard F., Jr. Gillette

Urban Odyssey: A Multicultural History of Washington, D.C.
by Francine Curro Cary

The Beat: Go-Go’s Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop
by Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson Jr.

Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation’s Capital
by Mark Andersen and Mark Jenkins.

The Secret Architecture of Our Nation’s Capital: The Masons and the Building of Washington, D.C.
by David Ovason

The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro
by Zachary M. Schrag

Books about DC I have read:

Dream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of Washington, D.C.
by Harry S. Jaffe, Tom Sherwood

The Failures Of Integration: How Race and Class Are Undermining the American Dream
by Sheryll Cashin

4 Comments on “Books About DC I Want To Read”

  1. #1 Sommer said at 3:29 pm on February 1st, 2006:

    A preview copy of the Zachary Schrag book is being sent to the house, so don’t buy that one.

  2. #2 Hate DC said at 5:26 pm on February 2nd, 2006:

    Lost in the City by Edward Jones

  3. #3 Ari P. said at 1:52 pm on February 3rd, 2006:

    rock on with the dance of days…the grand old days of the dc punk scene are missed…

    in my eyes,
    ari p.

  4. #4 DCBlogs » DC Blogs Noted said at 3:44 pm on August 8th, 2006:

    [...] Also Noted Strip Club Emergency, reports Frozen Tropics. Meeting tonight (Friday) called by Vincent Orange, council member and mayoral candidate because of a threat of strip clubs in the Mt. Olivet Road area. FT writes: By the way, when was the last time Orange called an emergency meeting on anything? The 2006 Oscar Contest: Ta-dah! Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to announce that, due to popular demand, I will be running an Oscar contest via this here little blog of mine, writes Stef of The View from 16th Street. Special Proprietary Cocktails: Restaurant Eve reigns supreme among the handful of restaurants where you can throw down ten bucks for a cocktail and not feel like a tool. From Suburban Tasteland Books About DC I Want to Read. Helpful list. The Goodspeed Update. Valentine’s Day restaurant deals on Metrocurean. Why.I.Hate.DC gets new writer. The blog creator James F. has taken his scalding wit and humor to Seattle. He’ll be missed. Before he left James picked Rusty to carry on the tradition, who is just beginning. Welcome to DC blogland. NOTE: To be included on dcblogs.com/live please send an email to dcblogs@gmail.com. This is a permission-based service that post the headline and approximately first 20 words of a post with link back. It updates every 30 minutes. Think of it as a blog wire service. It will be starting up again soon. [...]

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