District of Columbia (Washington D.C.)

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Shakespeare's Othello is ingeniously transplanted into a high school setting in this taut story about teenage friendship and racial tension. Arriving at his fourth school in six …

The National Shrine in Washington, DC has been deeply loved, blithely ignored, and passionately criticized. It has been praised as a "dazzling jewel" and dismissed as a "towering …

This book traces the history of the U Street neighborhood in Washington, D.C., from its Civil War-era origins to its recent gentrification. Home throughout the years to important …

After being wounded and awarded the Bronze Star for valor as a Marine infantry platoon commander in Vietnam, Arnold Punaro thought he'd left the battlefield behind. Instead, he …

On April 14, 1861, following the surrender of Fort Sumter, Washington was "e;put into the condition of a siege,"e; declared Abraham Lincoln. Located sixty miles south of …

Washington, D.C., boasts more than three hundred species of trees from America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and ""City of Trees"" has been the authoritative guide for locating, …

"e;Details the story of Michael Shiner, a slave in nineteenth-century America . . . this excellent title offers a uniquely personal look at history. A must-have."e; -School …

Et oppdrag går helt galt for leiemorderen Will Robie. Målet hans ser ut til å være informert, og nå er Robie ettersøkt. Idet han skal forlate Washington D.C., møter han …

Food, cooking and restaurants reflect the spirit of Washington, DC, the people who live there, and their many cultures and cuisines. Culinary traditions here are firm, but there is …