01659cam a2200277 i 4500 296017082 TxAuBib 20111116120000.0 110805s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011031486 9781609492816 1609492811 DLC eng rda DLC TxAuBib rda Pope, Michael Lee. Hidden history of Alexandria, D.C [BOOK] / Michael Lee Pope. Charleston, SC : History Press, 2011. 158 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. The forgotten District of Columbia -- Hail, Columbia!: the secret history of Washington's conspiracy -- The four-year itch: an uneasy start for Alexandria, D.C. -- Mr. Madison's war: Alexandria and the War of 1812 -- Fire!: disastrous conflagrations ravage the city -- The code duello: satisfaction in Alexandria, D.C. -- Capital of slavery: Alexandria's peculiar institution -- Boom and bust: the rise and fall of Alexandria, D.C. -- Wicked Alexandria, D.C.: life on the wild side -- City in opposition: portcity politics zig when Commonwealth zags -- The age of Clay: whiggery in Alexandria, D.C. -- Year of promise: 1846 and the liberation of Alexandria -- Return to the Commonwealth: Alexandria leaves the District of Columbia -- The rest of the story. 20111116. Alexandria (Va) History 19th century. Washington (D.C) History 19th century.