Wicked Northern Virginia

by Michael Lee Pope

Overview

Behind the bucolic plantation estates of Northern Virginia lies a history of scandal. The region has a rotating cast of greedy supervisors, vain senators, bullying occupiers and party bosses. The Aryan Nations once flooded the streets of Arlington. Infamous floating brothels once sailed the Potomac. Even George Washington's death at his historic estate outside the capital is shrouded in mystery. Join journalist and author Michael Lee Pope as he serves a cookie full of arsenic on a cold platter of revenge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626191013
Publisher:	History Press, The
Publication date:	10/28/2014
Series:	Wicked
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Michael Lee Pope is an award-winning journalist who lives in Old Town Alexandria. He has reported for the Alexandria Gazette Packet, WAMU 88.5 News, the New York Daily News and the Tallahassee Democrat. A native of Moultrie, Georgia, he grew up in Durham, North Carolina, and graduated from high school in Tampa, Florida. He has a master's degree in American studies from Florida State University, and he lives in the Yates Gardens neighborhood with his lovely wife, Hope Nelson.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Introduction: Northern Virginia Confidential 9

1 Nine Pints: Bleeding the General at Mount Vernon 11

2 Halfpenny Hitler: Nazi Power in Arlington 25

3 Chaff Before a Whirlwind: Arsenic and Old Lace in Leesburg 43

4 First Contact: Murder and Mayhem in the New World 77

5 Tobacco Insurrection: East Versus West in Prince William County 85

6 Supervisors for Sale: Zoning Scandal Rocks Fairfax County 93

7 Fire and Brimstone: Occupiers Bully Old Town Alexandria 101

8 Monte Carlo No More: Crime and Corruption in Rosslyn and Del Ray 111

9 The Code Duello: Henry Clay Versus John Randolph in Arlington 123

10 Ark of the Commonwealth: Floating Brothels Service Old Town 127

Bibliography 133

About the Author 139