washington (d.c.)

Text and illustrations look at the August 1963 March on Washington to demand equal rights for African-Americans.

Examines the political origins of Roosevelt's second New Deal and discusses how World War I veterans and veteran politics influenced programs that were passed between 1934 and 1936.

Introduces the history of the White House, explaining why it is important and describing the rooms where the president works and lives.

"Overwrought when she sees her ex-boyfriend with another girl during a class field trip, seventeen-year-old Miriam Feldman races into the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden and pushes over a priceless Picasso sculpture, then finds herself blackmailed by the mystery girl who saw what she did"--Provided by publisher.

Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about where the President lives.

Detective Alex cross is forced to put his wedding with Bree on hold when he is called upon to investigate the murders of a corrupt congressman and a shady lobbyist; as the gunman continues his spree, FBI agent Max Siegel is called in, and he and Alex fight over jurisdiction while Alex's adversary, Kyle Craig, threatens Alex's family.

Engaging images accompany information about ghosts in the White House.

African-American Derek Strange, a rookie cop in 1969, encounters both personal and racial conflicts in pursuit of his career which sometimes pits him against his own family and friends, especially when violence breaks out in Washington D.C., in the wake of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

An introduction to Martin Luther King Jr.'s march on Washington and other civil rights movements.