James Moore Goode

He wrote a number of books about the history of architecture and statues in Washington, D.C. James Moore Goode was born on September 17, 1939, in Statesville, North Carolina.

[1][3][4] His unpublished master's thesis was titled "The Debating Societies Maintaining the Great Patronage of the Student Bodies.

"[5] He later attended George Washington University to earn a PhD in American Studies in 1995,[1] with a dissertation on Thomas Ustick Walter under the direction of Richard W.

[1] Starting with his work at the Smithsonian, Goode wrote a number of books about the history of architecture and statues in Washington, D.C.

In 2015, Goode wrote The Evolution of Washington, D.C., which included images from Albert Small's Washingtoniana collection.