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Dream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of Washington, D.C. by Sherwood, Harry Jaffe, Tom is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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With a new afterword covering the two decades since its first publication, two of Washington, D.C.'s most respected journalists expose one of America's most tragic ironies: how the nation's capital, often a gleaming symbol of peace and hope, is the setting for vicious contradictions and devastating conflicts over race, class, and power. Jaffe and Sherwood have chillingly chronicled the descent of the District of Columbia-congressional hearings, gangland murders, the establishment of home rule and the inside story of Marion Barry's enigmatic dynasty and disgrace. Now their afterword narrates the District's transformation in the last twenty years. New residents have helped bring developments, restaurants, and businesses to reviving neighborhoods. The authors cover the rise and fall of Mayors Adrian Fenty and Vince Gray, how new corruption charges are taking down politicians and businessmen, and how a fading Barry is still a player. The "city behind the monuments" remains flawed and polarized, but its revival is turning it into a distinct world capital - almost a dream city

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Author

Sherwood, Harry Jaffe, Tom

Publisher

David Black Literary Agency

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780786755936

Category

history

Subjects

History, American Studies, Humanities

Rating

4.13 / 5 (298 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14