washington (d.c.)

Presents a collection of nearly four hundred European and American illustrated reproductions from the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC including "Ginevra de'Benci," the only da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

A talented television journalist seems to have everything going for her--except that she has moved back into the Georgetown mansion where a terrible crime once took place.

Photographs and illustrations describe the memorial built in Washington DC, during the 1980s as a tribute to those who lost their lives during the Vietnam War.

Provides a history of Washington, D.C., focusing on the National Mall, its monuments and surrounding buildings.

An alphabetically arranged collection of photographs and brief biographical sketches from the "Portaits of Grief" feature of the "New York Times, " which for several months profiled men and women who died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Also includes lists of all those who were killed at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 on that day.

Wilhelmina Cole Hollday relates how she founded the first museum for women artists in America, documenting her experiences in finding a location, raising funds, and establishing an endowment for the museum; and contains 170 illustrations.

Now a high school junior, Samantha tries to decide whether to continue dating David, the Presidents son, as she juggles a real job, art lessons, and a trip to Camp David for Thanksgiving.

Presents a photographic anthology of American life between 1939 and 1943 as it emerged from the Great Depression to fight in World War Two and includes color photos of cities and countryside, farm life and war plants, as well as work and play.

Contains a collection of photographs from the Smithsonian that show photography's role in discovering new details, empirical science, everday life, and shaping culture and art.