{"product_id":"a-song-to-my-city-washington-dc-paperback","title":"A Song to My City: Washington, DC - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol Lancaster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDouglas Farrar\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis deeply felt memoir is a love letter to Washington, DC. Lancaster, a third-generation Washingtonian, takes readers on a tour of the capital from its swamp-infested beginnings to the present day, with an insider's view of the gritty politics, environment, society, culture, and larger-than-life heroes that characterize her beloved hometown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarol Lancaster \u003c\/b\u003ewas the dean of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University from 2010 until her death in 2014. A member of the US Department of State's policy planning staff and then deputy assistant secretary of state for Africa, she came to SFS in 1981 as a research professor; she later became director of the Africa Studies program. From 1993 to 1996, Carol took a leave of absence from her academic work to serve as deputy administrator of the US Agency for International Development. She was the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eForeign Aid: Diplomacy, Development, Domestic Politics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Farrar\u003c\/b\u003e, Carol Lancaster's son, is a policy and communications professional living and working in Washington, DC. A fourth-generation Washingtonian, he completed his mother's book after her death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47422482809010,"sku":"9781626166721","price":44.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d1b7266e447b8e01a7b35dc059dc1165.webp?v=1778494248","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-song-to-my-city-washington-dc-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}