Alan Lessoff, The Nation and Its City: Politics, “Corruption,” and Progress in Washington, D.C., 1861–1902 (Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994, £37). Pp. 337. ISBN 0 8016 4464 9.

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Alan Lessoff, The Nation and Its City: Politics, “Corruption,” and Progress in Washington, D.C., 1861–1902 (Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994, £37). Pp. 337. ISBN 0 8016 4464 9.

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Information: Journal of American Studies , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , August 1995 , pp. 299 - 300

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Alan Lessoff, The Nation and Its City: Politics, “Corruption,” and Progress in Washington, D.C., 1861–1902 (Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994, £37). Pp. 337. ISBN 0 8016 4464 9.

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