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Fathers and sons Drama National monuments Soldiers Correspondence Drama Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.) Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.) Juvenile literature Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.) Pictorial works Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Drama Washington (D.C.) Buildings, structures, etc Washington (D.C.) Buildings, structures, etc Pictorial works Washington (D.C.) HistoryDubois, Muriel L.
Contents: Fast facts -- The Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- Fighting the Vietnam war --The idea for the memorial -- Designing the memorial -- Building the memorial -- Opening ceremonies -- The memorial changes -- Visiting the memorial -- Important dates.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 959.704 DUBAshabranner, Brent K.
Summary: Discusses the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the controversies that have surrounded it, and some human interest stories connected with it.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dodd, Mead 1988
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 959.704 ASHScruggs, Jan C.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.704 SCRSummary: Goes back in time to tell the story of the memorial through the eyes of those who conceived it and were instrumental in pushing it through bureaucratic and political resistance. This is the story of a place where old wounds are healed.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Infinity Entertainment 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV REMHarvey, Jeanne Walker
Summary: "The bold story of Maya Lin, the artist-architect who designed the Vietnam War Memorial"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LINRajan, Rekha S.
Summary: "This accessible nonfiction compendium explores the creation of 10 global landmarks, from the first spark of an idea to the final layer of paint. Acclaimed educator Rekha S. Rajan encourages readers to see themselves as the engineers, builders, architects, and more through interactive stories and a unique structure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 624 RAJO'Connor, Jim
Summary: "Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other side of the world. The Vietnam War was as much a part of the tumultuous Sixties as Flower Power and the Civil Rights Movement. Five US presidents were convinced that American troops could end a war in the small, divided country of Vietnam and stop Communism from spreading in Southeast Asia. But they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 959.704 OCOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHAYmbras, Ronny.
Summary: A pictorial tour of Vietnam Memorials in the fifty states, Washington, D.C., U.S. territories, and the "Travelling Wall." Each state entry highlights a single memorial (both official state memorials and city/local monuments are featured) and includes a list of the fallen from that state.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: RU Airborne Inc. 2016
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 959.7 YMBSummary: Sculptor, architect, and designer Maya Lin catapulted to prominence when, as a senior at Yale University, she was chosen to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. In this program, Bill Moyers talks with her about her upbringing and multifaceted career.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Bateman, Teresa.
Summary: The flag -- The eagle -- The Great Seal -- The Liberty Bell -- "The star-spangled banner" -- Uncle Sam -- The pledge of allegiance -- The Statue of Liberty -- Mount Rushmore -- The White House -- The Capitol -- The National Mall -- The Washington Monument -- The Lincoln Memorial -- The Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- The Korean War Memorial -- The Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: 929.9 BATCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 929.9 BATSummary: With the Vietnam War raging in 1969, two young fathers report for duty: a man of great faith and a doubtful cynic. A quarter-century later, their sons, Wayne and John Paul, meet as strangers. Guided by handwritten letters from their fathers from the battlefield, they embark on an unforgettable journey to The Wall -the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Along the way, they discover...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FaSummary: When, after prolonged debate, the First Congress tossed the job of choosing the site for the future capital of the new United States into the lap of President George Washington, neither it nor he could have foreseen the great city that would arise at the confluence of the Potomac River and its tributary, the Anacostia. Variously described as the "City on the Hill," a malarial swamp, the new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 1992