The Washington Monument
By: Hal Marcovitz ; [introduction by Barry Moreno]
Series: American symbols and their meanings
Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781590840283
Subjects: Buildings, structures; National monuments; Juvenile literature; Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.); History
Description: Describes the events surrounding the decision to build a monument to President George Washington and the complicated process of funding and building this structure.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.
Table of contents: title: Without parallel in the world; title: The Know-Nothings; title: The matchless obelisk; title: Lofty and enduring; title: Stone upon stone; title: Chronology; title: Glossary.