The capital and the bay

Description

Presents books that capture the Washington, D.C. area and Chesapeake Bay region in words and pictures. Depicts the region as it developed between the onset of European settlement and the first quarter of the twentieth century. Selected from the Library of Congress's general collections and its Rare Book and Special Collections Division, the collection offers first-person narratives, early histories, historical biographies, promotional brochures, and books of photographs.