Summary: "The first volume in more than 20 years tells a new and modern story of the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms, one of the top collections of American fine and decorative arts in existence. The art of United States diplomacy has been conducted over more than two centuries with figures from all over the world, in peacetime and in conflict. For the last six decades, these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli Electa 2023
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Summary: American landmarks sometimes evoke more than their original intent. For example, the Statue of Liberty was a gift symbolizing the friendship between France and the United States, but it became a welcoming monument to millions of immigrants heading to Ellis Island. This beautifully designed book offers numerous intriguing facts about American landmarks, including the Washington Monument, Statue...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 SHEWalton, Kathryn
Summary: "U.S. Congress was formed concurrently with the United States through the ratification of the Constitution. This unified body of lawmakers, composed of the Senate and House of Representatives, makes legislative decisions for the nation. Readers will learn essential information about this government institution, its historic home, and how its history has affected the operations of the modern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.3 WALHale, Nathan
Summary: ""Remember the Alamo!" That rallying cry has been a part of Texas lore for generations. But who were the ragtag group of adventurers behind the famous slogan, and how did they end up barricaded in a fort against a Mexican army? Who survived, who died, and how? This sixth book in the bestselling Hazardous Tales series tracks the Lone Star State's bloody fight for independence from the Mexican...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: "Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces the Statue of Liberty to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2019
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Summary: "Over the years, U.S. presidents have lived in the President's Palace, the Executive Mansion, and the President's House. What about the White House, you may wonder? Well, it's the same building! But this iconic landmark wasn't given its current name until 1901. What else is there to learn about the White House? Read this book to find out!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2021
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Summary: Examines the impact architects and designers have had on Palm Springs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli 1999
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Takes a look at various goofy buildings along the roadsides of America. These structures generally look like certain things, such as the Shoe House in York, Pennsylvania; the Frates Milk Bottle in New Bedford, Massachusetts; or the Catsup Bottle water tower in Collinsville, Illinois. Listens to comments from owners, employees, and visitors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WQED Multimedia Pittsburgh 2004
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PROArbogast, Joan Marie.
Summary: Readers trace the history of fantastic buildings designed to mimic elephants, beagles, baskets, binoculars, and more. Imagine climbing "into an elephant, sitting "inside a sombrero, or working "inside a basket. These things are possible with mimetic architecture. From north to south, from east to west, buildings designed to look like beagles, baskets and binoculars dot the American landscape....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 720 ARBWalton, Kathryn N.
Summary: "The White House, more than 200 years old, remains one of the most recognizable landmarks of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, this structure--also called the Executive Mansion--is a home and an office building. Readers will be fascinated to learn what's behind the stunning façade through this valuable volume's at-level, insightful text, fascinating fact...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.3 WALRawson, Katherine
Summary: In U.S. Capitol, young readers will explore this D.C. landmark and learn about its historical significance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jump!, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.3 RAWBartlett, Karen
Summary: "Architects of Death tells the astonishing story of how the gas chambers and crematoria that facilitated the murder and incineration of more than one million people in the Holocaust were designed not by the Nazi SS, but by a small respectable family firm of German engineers. Topf and Sons designed and built the crematoria at the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Buchenwald, Belzec,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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Summary: "HGTV meets Downton Abbey! A ready-for-TV story-with charm and humor in abundance-about a Los Angeles producer who moves to England to save his ancestral castle from ruin"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DEPREE, HOPWOOD DEPHerbert, Victor
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chas. K. Harris 1908
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMAllen, Peter
Summary: "This atlas of architectural wonders eschews the classic children's book fare of the Pyramids and the Taj Mahal, and instead takes a broader view of what constitutes amazing architecture. Buildings include: the Jameh mosque of Isfahan? in Iran, Native American plank houses in New Mexico, Stave Churches in Norway, The Djinguereber mosque in Mali, and extraordinary 18th century wooden churches on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cicada Books Ltd. 2021