Stories from the beheading of an Englishman to the buried ships of Robinson Landing.
The streets of Alexandria have born witness to singular individuals and stirring events in their long history. In 1623, just across the Potomac River, an English adventurer walked into an Indian village and literally lost his head. In 1654, a notorious woman became the first European to own land in what would become Alexandria. A hundred years later, George Washington and General Braddock marched from Alexandria to a massacre and in 1814 the British looted the city. Read the true history of Robinson Landing, the seedy story of Del Ray and the tale of Major George Patton and the 1930s cavalry at Fort Myer.
Author Ted Pulliam follows his popular Historic Alexandria with a deeper look into the fascinating past of the city on the Potomac.
Author: Ted Pulliam
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: History Press
Published: 09/25/2023
Series: American Chronicles
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781467154765
Language: English
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