washington (d.c.)

Presents an account of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, organized by African-Americans in an effort to persuade the government to pass civil rights legislation.

Seventeen-year-old Meg's surging emotions after her mother, the United States President, is shot, threaten her relationship with boyfriend Josh and best friend Beth, but she strives to maintain control to help her father and younger brothers.

Discusses the disappearance of Chandra Levy in 2001 and subsequent search and investigation, including her possible involvement with Congressman Gary Condit, and examines the role of the media in complicating the details of the case and the impact of several mistakes made by law enforcement.

Willis Gidney, a private investigator in Washington, D.C., gets more trouble than he bargained for when he agrees to his friend, jazz saxophonist Steps Jackson's request to look for the daughter Steps fathered twenty-five years ago with Colette Andrews, now the wife of the former attorney general of Virginia, who turns up dead shortly after meeting with Gidney.

Traces the history of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., discussing its plan and structures, and considering how the concept of memorials and memorial space has changed since the nineteenth century.

A guide to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., that provides information on the history of aeronautics and the museum and includes descriptions of galleries as well as notes about and photographs of objects and displays.

A brief guide with background informaton on the attractions of Washington, D.C.

Presents a travel guide to Washington, D.C. for kids, with puzzles, games, and trivia on the history, government, people, and sites of the city.

Examines the monuments that make up the National Mall in Washington D.C. including the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, World War Two, Korean, and Vietnam war memorials, the Smithsonian, and others.