Bean Soup Legend and Washington Trip Memoir
A travel memoir recounts a Washington D C visit with family held in a lively, old newspaper tone. The writer describes landmarks, museums, meetings with congressmen, and the famed Bean Soup on the House menu linked to an 1904 anecdote.
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Washington, D. C
St. Louis
Washington
Capitol
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Smithsonian Institute
Ford
Supreme Court
Congress
National Gallery
Library of Congress
Phillips Gallery
Arlington Cemetery
Mo Udall
House of Representatives
Congressman Udall
John Rhodes
House
Carl Albert
Joseph Cannon
Illinois
Speaker Cannon
Frugal Housewife's 1829 counsel on thrifty living revived
Lydia Maria Child's 1829 guide describes prices like steak at 5 cents and liver at 1–2 cents, plus practical tips for preserving meat, eggs, and supplies without modern conveniences. The Harper reprint notes the book’s lasting appeal for farming families heading west and rebuilding frugal routines.
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Lydia Maria Child
Harper & Row
Alice Geffen
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