{"product_id":"lost-arlington-county-paperback","title":"Lost Arlington County - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlie Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore emerging as a vibrant suburb of the nation's capital in the early 20th century, Arlington was the agricultural center of Alexandria County.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobal notice came after the creation and expansion of Arlington National Cemetery, the Pentagon and Fort Myer, site of the first airplane casualty on September 17, 1908. Add in some modern marquee employers--PBS, WETA, Nestle, the Foreign Service Institute and Amazon--and it's a recipe for accelerating change. Unsurprisingly, residents are increasingly at odds over rising housing costs and demolitions of long-valued homes and businesses. And a key to preserving Arlington's character is a deeper knowledge of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocal journalist and author Charlie Clark provides a compendium of gone-but-not-forgotten institutions, businesses, homes and amusements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlie Clark is a longtime journalist in the Washington, D.C. area who writes the weekly \"Our Man in Arlington\" column for the \u003ci\u003eFalls Church News-Press\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written \u003ci\u003eArlington County Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHidden History of Arlington County\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by The History Press. His biography of George Washington Parke Custis is due in 2021 from McFarland Books. He previously has worked as an editor or writer for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCongressional Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Time-Life Books, Tax Analysts and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9 x 6.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333762126061,"sku":"9781467150644","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/gD1ZwdUcpI9781467150644.webp?v=1784992182","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/lost-arlington-county-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}