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The real history of the White House.

Authors : Lewis, Cicely, author

Subjects: African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; Slavery -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Juvenile literatureWashington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Juvenile literatureWhite House (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature

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A house built by slaves : African American visitors to the Lincoln White House.

Authors : White, Jonathan W., 1979-, author

Subjects: Hospitality -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century; African Americans -- Colonization -- Africa; African Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryUnited States -- Race relations -- Political aspects; Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865White House (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 19th century...

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The invisibles : the untold story of African American slaves in the White House.

Authors : Holland, Jesse J.

Subjects: Slavery -- History; Slavery -- Washington (D.C.) -- History; African Americans -- HistoryWhite House (Washington, D.C.) -- History

Availability: 6 Holdings

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Designing history : the extraordinary art & style of the Obama White House.

Authors : Smith, Michael S. (Michael Sean), 1964-, author; Russell, Margaret (Margaret Angèle), author; ...

Subjects: Presidents -- Dwellings -- Washington (D.C.) -- Pictorial works; Art -- Washington (D.C.) -- Pictorial works; Furniture -- Washington (D.C.) -- HistoryWashington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial worksWhite House (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works...

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Mayday 1971 : a White House at war, a revolt in the streets, and the untold history of America's biggest mass arrest.

Authors : Roberts, Lawrence (Journalist), author

Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States; Demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century; Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryMall, The (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 20th century; Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974

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The Georgetown set : friends and rivals in Cold War Washington.

Authors : Herken, Gregg, 1947-

Subjects: Political culture -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century; Cold War; Upper class -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th centuryGeorgetown (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 20th century; Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century; Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century

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Dinner in Camelot : the night America's greatest scientists, writers, and scholars partied at the Kennedy White House.

Authors : Esposito, Joseph A.

Subjects: Nobel Prize winners; Political culture -- History -- 20th century; Entertaining -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th centuryUnited States -- History -- 1961-1969; United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963; Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th centuryWhite House (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 20th century...

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American shield : the immigrant sergeant who defended democracy.

Authors : Gonell, Aquilino, author; Shapiro, Susan, author; ...

Subjects: Capitol Riot, Washington, D.C., 2021; Political violence -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 21st century; Riots -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 21st centuryUnited States. Capitol Police -- BiographyGonell, Aquilino

Availability: 8 Holdings

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Secret city : the hidden history of gay Washington.

Authors : Kirchick, James, author

Subjects: Homophobia -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century; Heterosexism -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century; Charleston Literary Festival -- 2023

Availability: 6 Holdings

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All the Presidents' gardens : Madison's cabbages to Kennedy's roses : how the White House grounds have grown with America.

Authors : McDowell, Marta

Subjects: Gardens -- Washington (D.C.) -- History; Horticulture -- Washington (D.C.) -- HistoryWhite House Gardens (Washington, D.C.) -- History

Availability: 4 Holdings

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