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Social life in the early republic : with numerous reproductions of portraits, miniatures, and residences / by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - American Imprints 1902 Wharton
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth, 1845-1928.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs.
- Washington (D.C.).
- Manners and customs.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 346 pages, 25 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott company, 1902.
- Contents:
- A social evolution
- A predestined capital
- Homes and hostelries
- county families
- Jeffersonian simplicity
- A queen of hearts
- The Bladensburg races
- Peace and plenty
- Classics and cotillions
- A ladies' battle
- Through several administrations
- Mid-century gayeties.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Half-leather binding.
- OCLC:
- 476620
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