Edited by Kathryn Schneider Smith
Washington, DC may be home to some of the most famous monuments, museums, and memorials in the world, but there is more to the capital of the United States than the National Mall. In the second edition of her 1988 classic Washington at Home, Kathryn Schneider Smith and a team of contributors explore the diversity of the people and neighborhoods packed inside DC’s 68 square miles.
Smith, along with a host of historians, journalists, folklorists, museum professionals, and others who know the city intimately, take a fresh look at the social history of the district with engaging historical photographs, maps, and essays about 26 distinct neighborhoods, including Georgetown, Capitol Hill, and Dupont Circle among others.
Washington at Home also introduces readers to the city’s famous and not-so-famous residents and characters, and important events that helped shaped the city’s rich history and dynamic personality. The second edition adds six new neighborhoods as well as revised chapters, new illustrations, and the addition of reference notes, to make the book a better tool for researchers and the casual reader alike.
552 pages
The Johns Hopkins University Press
