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Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Pub. Date
©1976
Language
English
Description
"Thomas Jefferson occupies a special niche in the hagiology of American Founding Fathers. His name is invoked for a staggering range of causes; statists and libertarians, nationalists and States' righters, conservatives and radicals all claim his blessing. In this book, Forrest McDonald examines Jefferson's performance as the nation's leader, evaluating his ability as a policy-maker, administrator, and diplomat."--Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Arlington Indepdendent Media
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Edward P. Jones reads a section from his Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction novel, THE KNOWN WORLD, at the Arlington County Public Library, Central Branch, in 2004. Jones' novel tells the story of a freed Black man in the Antebellum South who climbs up the social ladder from being an enslaved person to becoming a slave owner himself. Follows a Q&A session with the author.
4) County Line
Publisher
Arlington County
Language
English
Description
Washington Forest ; Fort C. Smith ; Sears Houses ; Radio Arlington ; Post Office Addresses ; Lustron Houses 1948-1950 ; Buckinham 1937-1953 ; Alcova ; Charles Drew House ; Samuel Burdett-Carlyn Springs ; Hilary Clinton visits school ; Trolley ; Retirement Community Options ; Taste of Arlington ; Northern Virginia Folk Festival ; Argentina National Day 8/95 ; Mexico National Day 9/95 ; Multicultural Festival 11/95 ; Arlington Arts Center ; Arlington...
Publisher
Arlington Information Channel 31
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Presentation by Dean Allard, former President of the Arlington Historical Society, about the presence of the United States Navy in Arlington. Specific focus is given to the Navy Radio Station at Fort Meyer and other radio/communications facilities in the area. The program concludes with a Q&A session.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Modern-day Arlington County
is a center for government institutions and a critical part of the Washington,
D.C. community. But the identity of the area goes far beyond the influence of the
nation’s capital. During the War of 1812, the original copy of the Declaration
of Independence was hidden from the British in a local area gristmill.
Arlington was the only county in Virginia to vote against secession, despite
being home to Robert E. Lee. In the...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them.
Publisher
Arlington Information Channel 31
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Celebration of Arlington County's oldest registered voters, in conjuction with the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of Arlington County in its present form and the ratification of the 19th amendment. Mr. Eisenberg gives an introductory speach, talking of the importance of voting and registering people to vote. Mr. Nichols discusses a campaign being undertaken by his cab company to encourage voter registration. Recognition and appreciation of...
Publisher
Arlington County Information Channel 31
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Recording of a presentation at Arlington Central Library about the history and impact of the African-American community on American fashion history. Includes a fashion show featuring designs by local fashion designer Rosemary Reed-Miller, and readings about historical Black fashion designers. The program concludes with a Q&A session with Ms. Reed-Miller.
10) Shotgun justice: one prosecutor's crusade against crime and corruption in Alexandria and Arlington
Author
Series
Publisher
The History Press
Language
English
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Description
When Crandal Mackey was elected commonwealth's attorney in 1903, he set his sights on the illegal bars, bordellos and casinos of Alexandria County. The Virginia county—now Arlington County and parts of Alexandria—was plagued by crime in the streets and corruption at City Hall. Armed with a shotgun and accompanied by an axe-wielding posse, Mackey embarked on a crusade, busting up saloons and conducting raids throughout the county. When the dust...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Language
English
Description
Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, leaving behind a series of mysteries that captured the imaginations of historical investigators-an interest rekindled by the recent revelation that he fathered a child by Sally Hemmings, a woman he legally owned-yet there is still surprisingly little known about him as a man. In Jefferson's Secrets Andrew Burstein focuses on Jefferson's last days to create an emotionally powerful portrait of the uncensored...
12) An Overview - The Arlington County Public Library System: Employee and volunteer orientation - 1995
Publisher
Arlington County Information Channel 31
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Video produced by the Arlington County Department of Libraries to give new employees and volunteers an overview of the library system. Includes sections on the history the library system, a brief description of the management hierarchy and library services, and a list of the library's branches.
Publisher
Info 31 Productions
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Recording of a presentation given by the Arlington County Police Department in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and then anthrax attacks on DC area post offices in the fall of 2001. Contains info for County employees regarding what bioterrorism is, what dangers it poses, and how County employees can help prevent bioterror attacks, especially when it comes to packages and letters laced with anthrax or other dangerous substances sent through the mail.
Author
Series
Publisher
The History Press
Language
English
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"Behind the bucolic plantation estates of Northern Virginia lies a history of scandal. The region has a rotating cast of greedy supervisors, vain senators, bullying occupiers and party bosses. The Aryan Nations once flooded the streets of Arlington. Infamous floating brothels once sailed the Potomac. Even George Washington's death at his historic estate outside the capital is shrouded in mystery. Join journalist and author Michael Lee Pope as he serves...
Author
Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
"Arlington is the smallest, most densely populated county in the United States. Its destiny has been driven by its geographic proximity to Washington, D.C., and very important by the fact that most Potomac River crossings begin in the county. Initially part of a large land grant to Lord Fairfax before the Revolutionary War, what is now Arlington was ceded to help form the new federal government seat by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1790. It remained...
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
On Hallowed Ground opens with the long-delayed funeral of four servicemen, brought home for final honors at Arlington National Cemetery almost forty years after they disappeared in Vietnam. To understand how this tradition of extraordinary care for our war dead began, Robert Poole traces the founding of Arlington Cemetery on what had been the family plantation of Robert E. Lee. After resigning his commission in the U.S. Army, Lee left Arlington...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Amid all the stories of tragedy and heroism on September 11, there is one tale that has yet to be told–the gripping account of ordinary men and women braving the inferno at the Pentagon to rescue friends and co-workers, save the nation’s military headquarters, and defend their country.
Pentagon firefighters Alan Wallace and Mark Skipper had just learned the shocking news that planes had struck the World Trade Center when they saw something...
Pentagon firefighters Alan Wallace and Mark Skipper had just learned the shocking news that planes had struck the World Trade Center when they saw something...
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
“A focused, fresh spin on Jeffersonian biography.” —Kirkus Reviews
In the tradition of Annette Gordon-Reed’s The Hemingses of Monticello and David McCullough’s John Adams, historian Virginia Scharff offers a compelling, highly readable multi-generational biography revealing how the women Thomas Jefferson loved shaped the third president’s ideas and his vision for the nation. Scharff
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Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Sitting just south of the nation's capital, Alexandria has a long and storied history. Still, little is known of Alexandria's twentieth century African American community. Experience the harrowing narratives of trials and triumph as Alexandria's African Americans helped to shape not only their hometown but also the world around them. Rutherford Adkins became one of the first black fighter pilots as a Tuskegee Airman. Samuel Tucker, a twenty-six-year...
Author
Language
English
Description
From historian Charles Royster—winner of the Francis Parkman, Bancroft, and Lincoln prizes—comes the history of one of eighteenth-century America's most fantastic land speculation deals: William Byrd's scheme to develop 900 square miles of swamp on the Virginia-North Carolina border and create fabulous wealth for himself and other shareholders, including George Washington.
Royster scrupulously follows the paper trail through the byways of transatlantic...
Royster scrupulously follows the paper trail through the byways of transatlantic...
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