
Empire of Mud
The Secret History of Washington, DC
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Narrado por:
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John Lescault
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J. D. Dickey
Washington, DC, gleams with stately columns and neoclassical temples, a pulsing hub of political power and prowess. But for decades it was one of the worst excuses for a capital city the world had ever seen.
Before America became a world power in the 20th century, Washington City was an eyesore at best and a disgrace at worst. Unfilled swamps, filthy canals, and rutted horse trails littered its landscape. Political bosses hired hooligans and thugs to conduct the nation’s affairs. Legendary madams entertained clients from all stations of society and politicians of every party. The police served and protected with the aid of bribes and protection money. Beneath pestilential air, the city’s muddy roads led to a stumpy, half-finished obelisk to Washington here, a domeless Capitol Building there. Lining the streets stood boarding houses, tanneries, and slums. Deadly horse races gouged dusty streets, and opposing factions of volunteer firefighters battled one another like violent gangs rather than life-saving heroes. The city’s turbulent history set a precedent for the dishonesty, corruption, and mismanagement that have led generations to look suspiciously on the various sin - both real and imagined - of Washington politicians.
Empire of Mud unearths and untangles the roots of our capital’s story and explores how the city was tainted from the outset, nearly stifled from becoming the proud citadel of the republic that George Washington and Pierre L’Enfant envisioned more than two centuries ago.
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Fantastic
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Effortlessly insightful
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informative but biased towards the negatives
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This book isn’t about politics history such as ‘during this time mayor blank did this’. No, instead it is more of a social history where you will learn about how the local population interact with the Congress elite, the social status of the various residents, how the city was laid out, how slavery affected the city etc.
it is well written and works perfectly good on audiobook. I would recommend this book especially for people to see not just poor and literally muddy the national Capital use to be, but also how the federal government essentially robbed the residents of D.C. of their rights with no resistance or protests from anyone.
History of old muddy Washington
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Okay, I guess
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Interesting
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Badly written, terribly narrated, but still worth it.
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Great read of a fascinating story
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Not what I thought
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