Capital Streetcars


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Washington's first streetcars trundled down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Civil War. By the end of the century, streetcar lines crisscrossed the city, expanding it into the suburbs and defining where Washingtonians lived, worked and played. One of the most beloved routes was the scenic Cabin John line to the amusement park in Glen Echo, Maryland. From the quaint early days of small horse-drawn cars to the modern "streamliners" of the twentieth century, the stories are all here. Join author John DeFerrari on a joyride through the fascinating history of streetcars in the nation's capital.




Capital Transit Co. Matters


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Discusses the labor dispute of the Capital Transit Co. and the ways of averting a strike. Considers also S. 2576 and S. 2597, relating to the Capital Transit Co. franchise termination.




Capital Transit Co. Matters


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Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Transit Authority


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Considers legislation to establish the D.C. Metropolitan Transit Authority. Also reviews D.C. Board of Commissioners' efforts at finding private interests to administer D.C. transit system.










D.C. Transit System, Inc


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Regulation of D. C. Transit System, Inc., 1959


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Considers S. 304, to restrict D.C. Transit System, Inc. from owning any property or engaging in any activity not related to providing mass transit services to the D.C. metropolitan area. Focuses on whether D.C. Transit System, Inc., ought to be permitted to operate charter services.




Kintu


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'Ugandan literature can boast of an international superstar in Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi' Economist An award-winning debut that vividly reimagines Uganda’s troubled history through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan In this epic tale of fate, fortune and legacy, Jennifer Makumbi vibrantly brings to life this corner of Africa and this colourful family as she reimagines the history of Uganda through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan. The year is 1750. Kintu Kidda sets out for the capital to pledge allegiance to the new leader of the Buganda kingdom. Along the way he unleashes a curse that will plague his family for generations. Blending oral tradition, myth, folktale and history, Makumbi weaves together the stories of Kintu’s descendants as they seek to break free from the burden of their past to produce a majestic tale of clan and country – a modern classic.