Washington, D.C. Then and Now (Then & Now Thunder Bay)

Mitchell IV, Alexander

ISBN 10: 1571451919 / ISBN 13: 9781571451910

Verlag: Thunder Bay Press, 2002

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00095908491

Inhaltsangabe:

Millions of schoolchildren and visitors make the pilgrimage to our nation's capital each year. Built on reclaimed swampland, Washington is now the country's neoclassical seat of government and culture. Now you can witness Washington's development over the last century and a half. Seventy modern color photographs are compared side-by-side with seventy archival photographs from the 1850s to the 1950s. While focusing on famous vistas and familiar landmarks, it also explores well-known neighborhoods. The Then and Now series includes: New York, Washington, Boston, and San Francisco.

Reseña del editor: Millions of schoolchildren and visitors make the pilgrimage to our nation's capital each year. Built on reclaimed swampland, Washington is now the country's neoclassical seat of government and culture. Now you can witness Washington's development over the last century and a half. Seventy modern color photographs are compared side-by-side with seventy archival photographs from the 1850s to the 1950s. While focusing on famous vistas and familiar landmarks, it also explores well-known neighborhoods. The Then and Now series includes: New York, Washington, Boston, and San Francisco.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Washington, D.C. Then and Now (Then & Now ...
Verlag: Thunder Bay Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good