Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria
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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Seaport in Virginia, by Gay Montague Moore, Illustrated by Worth Bailey and Walter Wilcox
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SEAPORT IN VIRGINIA
Seaport in Virginia
George Washington's Alexandria
GAY MONTAGUE MOORE
DRAWINGS BY WORTH BAILEY PHOTOGRAPHS BY WALTER WILCOX
DRAWINGS BY WORTH BAILEY PHOTOGRAPHS BY WALTER WILCOX
TO MY HUSBAND CHARLES BEATTY MOORE TOGETHER WE HAVE DELVED INTO WHAT RECORDS WE COULD FIND THAT MIGHT THROW UPON THE SCREEN SOME SHADOW OF THOSE WHO BUILT AND LIVED IN THE OLD HOUSES IN ALEXANDRIA
GAY MONTAGUE MOORE
DRAWINGS BY WORTH BAILEY PHOTOGRAPHS BY WALTER WILCOX
DRAWINGS BY WORTH BAILEY PHOTOGRAPHS BY WALTER WILCOX
TO MY HUSBAND CHARLES BEATTY MOORE TOGETHER WE HAVE DELVED INTO WHAT RECORDS WE COULD FIND THAT MIGHT THROW UPON THE SCREEN SOME SHADOW OF THOSE WHO BUILT AND LIVED IN THE OLD HOUSES IN ALEXANDRIA
PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER DRAWINGS
PART ONE: PROLOGUE
SITE AND ANTECEDENTS
THE TOWN BUILT
HEADQUARTERS AND PORT OF SUPPLY
EARLY GROWTH
EARLY EDUCATION
EARLY AMUSEMENTS
DOMESTIC ECONOMY AND A NEW MONEY CROP
AFTERMATH OF REVOLUTION
THE FEDERAL PERIOD
ARTISANS AND TRADESMEN
DECLINE AND RESURGENCE
L'ENVOI
SITE AND ANTECEDENTS
THE TOWN BUILT
HEADQUARTERS AND PORT OF SUPPLY
EARLY GROWTH
EARLY EDUCATION
EARLY AMUSEMENTS
DOMESTIC ECONOMY AND A NEW MONEY CROP
AFTERMATH OF REVOLUTION
THE FEDERAL PERIOD
ARTISANS AND TRADESMEN
DECLINE AND RESURGENCE
L'ENVOI
PART TWO
The Presence of George Washington 1749-1799
The Presence of George Washington 1749-1799
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
EPILOGUE
PART THREE
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Acknowledgments
Chapter References
Part One: Prologue
Part Two: The Presence of George Washington, 1749-1799.
PART THREE: FIVE SKETCHES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
Bibliography
Index
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