Testament to Union: Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.

by Kathryn Allamong Jacob

Book Overview

Kathryn Jacob's fascinating guide to Washington's many Civil War monuments--featuring the work of Maryland's Vanishing Lives photographer Edwin Remsberg.

Although the monuments of Washington, D.C., honor more than two centuries of history and heroes, five years of that history produced more of the city's public commemorative sculpture than all the others combined. The heroes of the Civil War command Washington's choicest...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801858615
• ISBN13: 9780801858611
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher