Monument wars

Monument wars Washington, D. C., the National Mall, and the transformation of the memorial landscape
Kirk Savage
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009.
ISBN: 0520944771   ISBN13: 9780520944770   DDC: 725.9409753   LCC: F203.5   Edition: (electronic bk.)

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Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- A monument to a deceased project -- Covering ground
-- The mechanic monster -- Inventing public space -- The monument
transformed -- The conscience of the nation -- An end to war, an end
to monuments?

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Dewey Class: 725.9409753 -- Public structures
LCC Number: F203.5

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 390 p.) : ill., maps.
Edition Info: (electronic bk.)

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•  Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) (8)
•  Memorialization -- United States (4)
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•  Monuments -- Washington (D.C.) (7)
•  Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc (123)

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