Description: Historic Congressional Cemetery, District of Columbia, Images of America, Paperb Historic Congressional Cemetery dates from the days when Washington, DC, was a burgeoning city on the edge of a malarial swamp.The stones--sandstone tablets with colonial calligraphy, ornate Victorian statues, 20th-century art nouveau carvings, and contemporary markers in shapes as strange as picnic tables and upended cubes--are a time line of the city. The most distinctive stones are 171 cenotaphs; large cubes designed by Capitol architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe from the same sandstone used in the Capitol. They are found nowhere else. The men and women buried under those stones led lives of beauty, courage, struggle, cunning, leadership, and humor--in short, the stories of American history.
Price: 16.24 USD
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738592244
Book Title: Historic Congressional Cemetery
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Topic: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV), Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, United States / General
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 0.3 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Not Available
Item Width: 6.5 in
Book Series: Images of America Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
