Download or read book What s Great about Washington DC written by Rebecca E. Hirsch and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's so great about Washington, DC? Find out the top ten sites to see or things to do in the nation's capital! We'll explore Washington, DC's lively parks, historic landmarks, fun-filled museums, and fascinating history. The Washington, DC, by Map feature shows where you'll find all the places covered in the book. A special section provides quick district facts such as the motto, population, tree, bird, and more. Take a fun-filled tour of all there is to discover in Washington, DC.
Download or read book Good Night Washington DC written by Adam Gamble and published by Good Night Books. This book was released on 2011-11-14 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This charming and educational board book delights young readers in a tour around the magnificent city of Washington, DC. Children will be lulled into a peaceful night's sleep after visiting the capital's most treasured icons and landmarks, including the National Zoo, Library of Congress, the White House, National Mall, Washington Monument, Museum of National History, Air and Space Museum, Lincoln Memorial, and more.
Download or read book Hey Kids Let s Visit Washington DC written by Teresa Mills and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-18 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fun and Exciting Facts about Washington DC! Hey Kids! Did you know... There's a mall in downtown Washington DC that doesn't sell anything? There's a place in DC where you can see US currency (paper money) printed? There's a name for the odd shape of the Washington Monument? The National Cathedral is filled with stained glass windows depicting American History? You will find out all about these things and much more fun Washington DC facts and photos. You will love this book whether you are preparing for a Washington DC vacation with the family, or simply want to learn a little more about Washington DC attractions. Younger kids will love this neat way to visit Washington DC through reading with their family! Teresa Mills is the bestselling author of the Hey Kids! Let's Visit Series of children's books! This visit to Washington DC will give older kids a virtual tour of the capitol of the United States along with some fun facts. Kids of all ages will love to pictures of the Washington DC museums, Washington DC monuments, and other Washington DC attractions. So, scroll back to the top, and grab this fun filled book about Washington DC for kids! AFTER YOUR PURCHASE CHECK OUT OUR OTHER TITLES THST YOU MAY LIKE: Hey Kids! Let's Visit New York City Hey Kids! Let's Visit A Cruise Ship Hey Kids! Let's Visit London England Hey Kids! Let's Visit London England Hey Kids! Let's Visit San Francisco Hey Kids! Let's Visit Savannah Georgia Hey Kids! Let's Visit Paris France Hey Kids! Let's Charleston South Carolina
Download or read book Dream City written by Harry S. Jaffe and published by Black Incorporated. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a new afterword covering the two decades since its first publication, two of Washington, D.C.’s most respected journalists expose one of America’s most tragic ironies: how the nation’s capital, often a gleaming symbol of peace and hope, is the setting for vicious contradictions and devastating conflicts over race, class, and power. Jaffe and Sherwood have chillingly chronicled the descent of the District of Columbia—congressional hearings, gangland murders, the establishment of home rule and the inside story of Marion Barry’s enigmatic dynasty and disgrace. Now their afterword narrates the District’s transformation in the last twenty years. New residents have helped bring developments, restaurants, and businesses to reviving neighborhoods. The authors cover the rise and fall of Mayors Adrian Fenty and Vince Gray, how new corruption charges are taking down politicians and businessmen, and how a fading Barry is still a player. The “city behind the monuments” remains flawed and polarized, but its revival is turning it into a distinct world capital—almost a dream city. Harry Jaffe has been a national editor at The Washingtonian magazine since 1990. He has received a number of awards for investigative journalism and feature writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. He has taught journalism at Georgetown University and American University. His work has appeared in Esquire, Regardie's, Outside, Philadelphia Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, and other newspapers. Jaffe was born and raised in Philadelphia and began his journalism career with the Rutland (Vermont) Herald. He is the co-author of Dream City: Race, Power and the Decline of Washington, D.C. He lives in Clarke County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., with his wife and daughters. Tom Sherwood is a reporter for NBC4 in Washington, specializing in politics and the District of Columbia government. Tom also is a commentator for WAMU 88.5 public radio and a columnist for the Current Newspapers. Tom has twice been honored as one of the Top 50 Journalists in Washington by Washingtonian magazine. He began his journalism career at The Atlanta Constitution and covered local and national politics for The Washington Post from 1979 to 1989. He is the co-author of Dream City: Race, Power and the Decline of Washington, D.C. A native of Atlanta, he currently resides in Washington, D.C. and has one son, Peyton.
Download or read book Very Washington DC written by Diana Hollingsworth Gessler and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2013-06-14 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A travel guide with character, this fact-filled keepsake offers all the history, beauty, charm, and culture of our nation's capital city. In eye-catching watercolors and detailed sketches, artist Diana Gessler captures the allure that makes Washington DC one of the most visited destinations in the country. In addition to the national landmarks, stirring memorials, and vibrant neighborhoods, there's the Cherry Blossom Festival, the Twilight Tattoo (a military pageant featuring the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps and the U.S. Army Drill Team), colorful row houses, famous hotels and restaurants, and more museums than you'll be able to visit in just one trip. Gessler covers the city's most popular attractions but also heads off the beaten path to share hidden gems, like the quirky Albert Einstein Memorial and Eastern Market, where you can dine on bluebucks and browse for flea market finds. Also included are an index of sites and a useful appendix of addresses, Web sites, Metro stops, and phone numbers. Very Washington DC is a picture-perfect guidebook—a one-of-a-kind memento for tourists and a cherished reminder of the city's riches for those who have always lived in America's hometown.
Download or read book How to Travel the World on 50 a Day written by Matt Kepnes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *UPDATED 2017 EDITION* New York Times bestseller! No money? No problem. You can start packing your bags for that trip you’ve been dreaming a lifetime about. For more than half a decade, Matt Kepnes (aka Nomadic Matt) has been showing readers of his enormously popular travel blog that traveling isn’t expensive and that it’s affordable to all. He proves that as long as you think out of the box and travel like locals, your trip doesn’t have to break your bank, nor do you need to give up luxury. How to Travel the World on $50 a Day reveals Nomadic Matt’s tips, tricks, and secrets to comfortable budget travel based on his experience traveling the world without giving up the sushi meals and comfortable beds he enjoys. Offering a blend of advice ranging from travel hacking to smart banking, you’ll learn how to: * Avoid paying bank fees anywhere in the world * Earn thousands of free frequent flyer points * Find discount travel cards that can save on hostels, tours, and transportation * Get cheap (or free) plane tickets Whether it’s a two-week, two-month, or two-year trip, Nomadic Matt shows you how to stretch your money further so you can travel cheaper, smarter, and longer.
Download or read book Washington D C Trivia Fact Book written by Frank J. Finamore and published by Gramercy. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering every aspect of Washington, D.C. from history to monuments, the presidents, politics, events, and much more, this book is a fascinating look at the seat of international power and one of the world's most popular tourist spots. Included is a four-color photo insert highlighting some of the city's most famous buildings that are covered in the text.
Download or read book Historic Washington DC written by Lori Wysong and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-08-15 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landmarks are the Touchstones of the Meandering Traveler From the sites where American democracy was born, to unique archive collections, art galleries, and architectural must-sees in the middle of this bustling city, Washington, DC is home to 75 National Historic Landmarks. Tour the Capital City and travel back in time to discover the unique stories of its history. Carefully curated by a local historian, Historic Washington, DC: A Tour of the District’s Top 50 National Landmarks is the essential guide to the most memorable historic sites in our nation’s capital. Whether you are a history enthusiast, a local visitor, or a tourist, there is something for everyone in this guide to Washington, DC’s past.
Download or read book The Evolution of Washington DC written by James M. Goode and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Evolution of Washington, DC is a striking volume featuring select pieces of the extraordinary collection of Washingtoniana donated by Albert H. Small to the George Washington University in 2011. It showcases treasures such as an 1860 lithograph of the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in front of the White House and a contemporary print of old Potomac River steamboats. Other unique pieces include early designs for the White House, the Capitol, and the Washington Monument as well as presidential portraits and Civil War memorabilia. Each object--from architectural plans and topographical maps to letters and advertisements--tells a fascinating story, and together they illustrate the history of our nation's capital and indeed our nation itself.
Download or read book Uc Dc written by R. Pasinski and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-05-29 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "UC/DC" 2015-16 Travel Guide for the Washington DC area.• A No-Car Required Travel Guide• A Travel Guide for both the Low & High Tech Traveler.• Travel Insurance for the Smartphone User• At the heart this UC/DC Travel Guide are: the "E-Z Day Trips". These "E-Z Day Trips" are packets of tourist attractions that can take anywhere from 2 hours to 2 days+ to complete, depending on your time, interest and energy level. They include: the National Mall with its museums and monuments; including the Washington and Lincoln Monuments, the White House, the Capitol Building, Arlington National Cemetery, the National Zoo, the Air & Space Museum and its annex and numerous other popular tourist attractions including: the Ford Theater were Lincoln was shot, the International Spy Museum & Store, Newseum (the news museum) and much, much more. • • • A question for the High Tech Traveler: What would you do if you're in DC on holiday and your smartphone got lost, damage or stolen? Do you stop your vacation and go home? Do you waste your precious, limited holiday time looking for, and/or waiting for a repair, a replacement? The answer is NO, if you have: the UC/DC 2015-16 Travel Guide. With this one-of-a-kind travel guide you'll be able to complete your holiday using the guide's E-Z Day Trips.• This UC/DC 2015-16 Travel Guide is a very cheap insurance policy, under $18.00USD, with no expiration date. You can use it: this year and next, share it with your friends and family. Best of all: it's easy to carry cuz it's small enough to fit into your pocket or purse. So why take the chance. • • • GET INSURED • • •• • • The UC/DC Travel Guide for Washington DC • MAKES A GREAT GIFT TOO. • • •
Download or read book Empire of Mud written by J. D. Dickey and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washington, DC, gleams with stately columns and neoclassical temples, a pulsing hub of political power and prowess. But for decades it was one of the worst excuses for a capital city the world had ever seen. Before America became a world power in the twentieth century, Washington City was an eyesore at best and a disgrace at worst. Unfilled swamps, filthy canals, and rutted horse trails littered its landscape. Political bosses hired hooligans and thugs to conduct the nation's affairs. Legendary madams entertained clients from all stations of society and politicians of every party. The police served and protected with the aid of bribes and protection money. Beneath pestilential air, the city’s muddy roads led to a stumpy, half-finished obelisk to Washington here, a domeless Capitol Building there. Lining the streets stood boarding houses, tanneries, and slums. Deadly horse races gouged dusty streets, and opposing factions of volunteer firefighters battled one another like violent gangs rather than life-saving heroes. The city’s turbulent history set a precedent for the dishonesty, corruption, and mismanagement that have led generations to look suspiciously on the various sin--both real and imagined--of Washington politicians. Empire of Mud unearths and untangles the roots of our capital’s story and explores how the city was tainted from the outset, nearly stifled from becoming the proud citadel of the republic that George Washington and Pierre L'Enfant envisioned more than two centuries ago.
Download or read book The Unofficial Guide to Washington D C written by Joe Surkiewicz and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2001-03-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This candid, value-conscious guide to D.C. gives you the inside story on where to catch the U.S. government at work, complete information on Washington's cultural and historic sights, and much more. It includes an invaluable rating system to help find the top hotels and restaurants and advice on how to get around quickly and easily.
Download or read book Lost Washington D C written by John DeFerrari and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the popular blog “The Streets of Washington” shares new vignettes and reader favorites exploring the colorful history of America’s capitol. In Lost Washington, D.C., John DeFerrari investigates the bygone institutions and local haunts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Washington may seem eternal and unchanging with its grand avenues and stately monuments, but longtime locals and earlier generations knew a very different place. Discover the Washington of lavish window displays at Woodies, supper at the grand Raleigh Hotel and a Friday night game at Griffith Stadium. From the raucous age of burlesque at the Gayety Theater and the once bustling Center Market to the mystery of Suter's Tavern and the disappearance of the Key mansion in Georgetown, DeFerrari recalls the lost city of yesteryear.
Download or read book The Great Society Subway written by Zachary M. Schrag and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2014-08 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Metro stretches to Tysons Corner and beyond, this paperback edition features a new preface from the author. Drivers in the nation's capital face a host of hazards: high-speed traffic circles, presidential motorcades, jaywalking tourists, and bewildering signs that send unsuspecting motorists from the Lincoln Memorial into suburban Virginia in less than two minutes. And parking? Don't bet on it unless you're in the fast lane of the Capital Beltway during rush hour. Little wonder, then, that so many residents and visitors rely on the Washington Metro, the 106-mile rapid transit system that serves the District of Columbia and its inner suburbs. In the first comprehensive history of the Metro, Zachary M. Schrag tells the story of the Great Society Subway from its earliest rumblings to the present day, from Arlington to College Park, Eisenhower to Marion Barry. Unlike the pre–World War II rail systems of New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia, the Metro was built at a time when most American families already owned cars, and when most American cities had dedicated themselves to freeways, not subways. Why did the nation's capital take a different path? What were the consequences of that decision? Using extensive archival research as well as oral history, Schrag argues that the Metro can be understood only in the political context from which it was born: the Great Society liberalism of the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. The Metro emerged from a period when Americans believed in public investments suited to the grandeur and dignity of the world's richest nation. The Metro was built not merely to move commuters, but in the words of Lyndon Johnson, to create "a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community." Schrag scrutinizes the project from its earliest days, including general planning, routes, station architecture, funding decisions, land-use impacts, and the behavior of Metro riders. The story of the Great Society Subway sheds light on the development of metropolitan Washington, postwar urban policy, and the promises and limits of rail transit in American cities.
Download or read book Little Black Book of Washington DC 2012 Edition written by Harriet Edleson and published by Peter Pauper Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2012 Edition. From the National Mall to the Zoo, Capitol Hill to Foggy Bottom and beyond, make your way around America's capital with this indispensable pocket city guide! User-friendly foldout maps and insider tips help you to explore the best Washington, DC, has to offer. Here's all you need to know about what to see and do, and where to eat, drink, shop, and stay in this city of living history! Washington, DC correspondent for Travel Agent magazine and news editor at Travel Trade Publications, author Harriet Edleson has written for the Washington Post and Fodor's travel publications. Color-coded, numbered entries in the text are keyed to full-color neighborhood maps in each chapter. ''Top Picks'' direct you to not-to-be-missed attractions. Notes pages. Portable size and sleek, non-touristy, award-winning ''Black Book'' format. Full-color spot illustrations throughout liven the text. 9 easy-to-use fold-out maps, including maps of Washington, DC neighborhoods, suburbs, and a Metro System Map. Elastic band place holder marks your spot. 4-1/4'' wide x 5-3/4'' high. Concealed wire-o binding, book lies flat for ease of use. 240 pages.
Download or read book The Unofficial Guide to Washington D C written by Renee Sklarew and published by The Unofficial Guides. This book was released on 2019-12-24 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honest and Outspoken Advice Helps Plan Your Next Trip Written by Washington, D.C.’s Renee Sklarew, this is the insider’s guide to Washington at its best with more than 50 restaurants and nearly 100 hotels reviewed and ranked for value and quality—plus secrets for getting the lowest rates. With advice that is direct, prescriptive, and detailed, it takes the guesswork out of travel by unambiguously rating and ranking everything from attractions to rental car companies. The Unofficial Guide to Washington, D.C., digs deeper and offers more than any other guide. With an Unofficial Guide, you know what’s available in every category, from the best to the worst. Step-by-step detailed plans allow you to make the most of your time in Washington, D.C. There’s a reason why more than 6 million Unofficial Guides have sold: these books work! The guides have been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum.
Download or read book Ten Years a Nomad written by Matthew Kepnes and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part memoir and part philosophical look at why we travel, filled with stories of Matt Kepnes' adventures abroad, an exploration of wanderlust and what it truly means to be a nomad. New York Times bestselling author of How to Travel the World on $50 a Day, Matthew Kepnes knows what it feels like to get the travel bug. After meeting some travelers on a trip to Thailand in 2005, he realized that living life meant more than simply meeting society's traditional milestones. Over 500,000 miles, 1,000 hostels, and 90 different countries later, Matt has compiled his favorite stories, experiences, and insights into this travel manifesto. Filled with the color and perspective that only hindsight and self-reflection can offer, these stories get to the real questions at the heart of wanderlust. Travel questions that transcend the basic "how-to," and plumb the depths of what drives us to travel — and what extended travel around the world can teach us about life, ourselves, and our place in the world. Ten Years a Nomad is a heartfelt comprehension of the insatiable craving for travel, unraveling the authenticity of being a vagabond, not for months but for a fulfilling decade.
