Walking Washington, DC: Places, People, and Public Memory

Washington, DC, is more than a capital to be visited. It is a public argument made visible in avenues, monuments, museums, memorials, institutions, and civic rituals. *Walking Washington, DC* explores the city as a place, a history, and a question about democracy. Its chapters move from the Constitution, the presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court to the National Mall, the memorials of war, the museums of knowledge, and the people whose decisions and struggles continue to shape the city. The book is designed for readers who want more than a list of attractions. It connects physical places with the people and events that gave them meaning, then asks what those places reveal about power, memory, citizenship, exclusion, and public life. Walking routes, maps, historical images, quotations, explanations of the legislative process, a glossary, and sources for further reading make the book useful both before a visit and while moving through Washington in person. Read it as a guide to the capital, a history of its public landscape, or an invitation to look more closely at how a democracy represents itself.