Proximity to Power; Neighbors to the Presidents near Lafayette Square
Edward T. Fogle Washington DC: A Tour de Force Publications, 1999. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. [6], iv, 251, [3] pages. Illustrations. Index. Decorative binding. Map inside front cover. List of neighbors on fep. Reverse order at rear inside cover and rep. Jeanne Fogle is a local Washington historian who was born in the Nation’s Capital where her family has lived for more than 160 years. Ms. Fogle established her companies, A TOUR DE FORCE, INC. and A TOUR DE FORCE PUBLICATIONS in 1984. She has been the subject of many newspaper articles and featured on several national television programs. As a DC-licensed Master Tour Guide and lecturer, she offers an unusual and personal look into Washington’s past and present through private tours and public appearances. Ms. Fogle began teaching Washington History, Local Tour Guiding and Tour Management as an Adjunct Professor at Northern Virginia Community College in 1991. She has authored four books on Washington’s social and architectural history, three of which are illustrated by her brother Edward F. Fogle who worked for the Office of the Architect of the Capitol for over twenty years. Their family has a long history serving as artists in Washington. Their great-grandfather, George F. W. Strieby, was an accomplished fresco artist whose work adorns the Capitol, their grandfather, Philip E. Strieby, worked as a calligrapher at the White House. Take a tour of the president's neighborhood with Jeanne Fogle, a native Washingtonian, local historian and premier storyteller in the Nation's Capital. If walls could talk, these are the stories the Lafayette Square homes and buildings would tell. Stories of love, scandal, diplomacy, tragedy, and success fill every corner of Lafayette Square. Over 150 years of anecdotes document the changes and celebrate the people and events of the most famous neighborhood in the country. PROXIMITY TO POWER showcases Jeanne Fogle's special talent of bringing Washington's history alive. For nearly two centuries, no park in America has been better known than Lafayette Park and no group of homes has more stories to share than the historic homes on Lafayette Square. There are a number of references in the index to Theodore Roosevelt as well as to earlier Presidents. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Presidents, Lafayette Square, Washington, DC, John Quincy Adams, Chester Arthur, Blair House, Grover Cleveland, Andrew Jackson, James Garfield, Ulysses Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Andrew Johnson, Dolley Madison, James Madison, William McKinley, James
ISBN: 0967609577
[Book #73616]
Price: $40.00