Empire of Mud: The Secret History of Washington, DC by Jeff D. Dickey

Empire of Mud: The Secret History of Washington, DC

Jeff D. Dickey

320 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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Washington, DC, gleams with stately columns and neoclassical memorials today, but for decades it was one of the worst excuses for a capital city the world had ever seen. Unfilled swamps, filthy canals, and rutted horse trails littered its landscap...

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