The Lincoln Memorial: The History and Legacy of Washington D.C.’s Famous Monument

The Jefferson Memorial: The History of Washington D.C.’s Famous Monument

*Includes pictures *Profiles the architects who built the Memorial and the controversies surrounding it *Includes a bibl

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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The History of Washington D.C.’s Vietnam War Monument

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the memorial's history written by people who worked on the project *Includ

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Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape 9780520944770, 9780520271333

The National Mall in Washington, D.C., is “a great public space, as essential a part of the American landscape as the Gr

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Robert Mills Architect of the Washington Monument 1781–1855 9780231889896

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The Book of the Dead: The History and Legacy of Ancient Egypt’s Famous Funerary Texts

*Includes pictures *Includes passages from the texts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *

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Valley Forge: The History and Legacy of the Most Famous Military Camp of the Revolutionary War

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Valley Forge written by Washington and other generals *Includes online resource

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The Battleship Potemkin: The History and Legacy of the Famous Mutiny aboard the Russian Ship

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the mutiny *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *I

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The Titanic: The History and Legacy of the World’s Most Famous Ship from 1907 to Today

*Describes the construction of the Titanic, life aboard the ship during its maiden voyage, the sinking of the ship, resc

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France’s Most Famous Palaces: The History and Legacy of Versailles, the Louvre, and the Tuileries

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the construction and history of the palaces *Includes a bibliography for furt

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The Statue of Liberty: The History and Legacy of America’s Most Famous Statue

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the construction by newspapers and men who worked on the Statue of Liberty *Inc

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