Parlor Politics: In Which the Ladies of Washington Help Build a City and a Government by Catherine Allgor

Parlor Politics: In Which the Ladies of Washington Help Build a City and a Government

Catherine Allgor

312 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative fast-paced
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When Thomas Jefferson moved his victorious Republican administration into the new capital city in 1801, one of his first acts was to abolish any formal receptions, except on New Year's Day and the Fourth of July. His successful campaign for the pr...

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