Using Your Nation's Capital
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Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1972 |
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Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1972 |
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Author | : Charlotte Pence |
Publisher | : Regnery Kids |
Total Pages | : 43 |
Release | : 2019-04-09 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1621579298 |
“Marlon Bundo is the adorable bunny that should bring us all together.”— PARENTS.COM "The rabbit's romp through Washington takes him to places meant to illustrate the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance." — USA Today With the help of his “Grandma” Karen Pence, Marlon Bundo—also known as BOTUS (Bunny of the United States)—learns the true meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance as he tours the landmarks of our nation’s capital. On his adventure, he learns what makes our country so very special—and so will you! Join Marlon as he spends his day hopping around our nation’s beautiful capital, visiting historical monuments and memorials like the US Capitol, the White House, and the Lincoln Memorial. You’ll get a bunny’s eye view into the founding principles that made and make America so special. Written by Charlotte Pence and illustrated by the “second lady” Karen Pence, this mother-daughter duo has created yet another delightfully unique experience for readers of all ages, both entertaining and educational! Marlon Bundo is sure to hop right into your heart—again!
Author | : United States. Bureau of Libraries and Educational Technology |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Audio-visual materials |
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Author | : Chris Myers Asch |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 624 |
Release | : 2017-10-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1469635879 |
Monumental in scope and vividly detailed, Chocolate City tells the tumultuous, four-century story of race and democracy in our nation's capital. Emblematic of the ongoing tensions between America's expansive democratic promises and its enduring racial realities, Washington often has served as a national battleground for contentious issues, including slavery, segregation, civil rights, the drug war, and gentrification. But D.C. is more than just a seat of government, and authors Chris Myers Asch and George Derek Musgrove also highlight the city's rich history of local activism as Washingtonians of all races have struggled to make their voices heard in an undemocratic city where residents lack full political rights. Tracing D.C.'s massive transformations--from a sparsely inhabited plantation society into a diverse metropolis, from a center of the slave trade to the nation's first black-majority city, from "Chocolate City" to "Latte City--Asch and Musgrove offer an engaging narrative peppered with unforgettable characters, a history of deep racial division but also one of hope, resilience, and interracial cooperation.
Author | : Christopher Buckley |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 2007-12-18 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0307422623 |
The father of our country slept with Martha, but schlepped in the District. Now in the great man’s footsteps comes humorist and twenty-year Washington resident Christopher Buckley with the real story of the city’s founding. Well, not really. We’re just trying to get you to buy the book. But we can say with justification that there’s never been a more enjoyable, funny, and informative tour guide to the city than Buckley. His delight as he points out things of interest is con-tagious, and his frequent digressions about his own adventures as a White House staffer are often hilarious. In Washington Schlepped Here, Buckley takes us along for several walks around the town and shares with us a bit of his “other” Washington. They include “Dante’s Paradiso” (Union Station); the “Zero Milestone of American democracy” (the U.S. Capitol); the “Almost Pink House” (the White House); and many other historical (and often hysterical) journeys. Buckley is the sort of wonderful guide who pries loose the abalone-like clichés that cling to a place as mythic as D.C. Wonderfully insightful and eminently practical, Washington Schlepped Here shows us that even a city whose chief industry is government bureaucracy is a lot funnier and more surprising than its media-ready image might let on. From the Hardcover edition.
Author | : Roland Smith |
Publisher | : Sleeping Bear Press |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 2010-10-22 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 158536763X |
Bursting with history like no other city in the world, Washington DC is a tribute to the United States, its people and even the world. Monuments spot the landscape, tourists spot the monuments and their legends are learned. The story of DC doesn't stop there. Look beyond the monuments. That's exactly the Washington DC readers will discover with N is for our Nation's Capital: A Washington DC Alphabet. From Abigail Adams to the National Zoo and all the cherry blossoms, flags, houses and presidents in between, N is for Our Nation's Capital is like a field trip in a binding. Rhymes capture readers' interest and expository text expands on those points and others with little-known but fascinating facts. Did you know the cherry blossom trees that are an integral part of DC's scenery were gifts from Japan? Or that Mrs. Taft planted the first two? Readers will eagerly turn the pages to learn more true facts like these. Wonderfully written in engaging rhymes for young readers backed with expository text that reveals even more for the more inquisitive reader make N is for our Nation's Capital the perfect keepsake and tribute to Washington DC. Authored by the husband and wife team of Roland and Marie Smith and backed by Barbara Gibson's stylish illustrations, N is for our Nation's Capital is a perfect fit on any bookshelf. This great exploration into our country's nerve center will have teachers and parents excited and help introduce one of the world's most important cities to children from sea to shining sea.
Author | : Eric A. Hanushek |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2023-08-15 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 026254895X |
A rigorous, pathbreaking analysis demonstrating that a country's prosperity is directly related in the long run to the skills of its population. In this book Eric Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann make a simple, central claim, developed with rigorous theoretical and empirical support: knowledge is the key to a country's development. Of course, every country acknowledges the importance of developing human capital, but Hanushek and Woessmann argue that message has become distorted, with politicians and researchers concentrating not on valued skills but on proxies for them. The common focus is on school attainment, although time in school provides a very misleading picture of how skills enter into development. Hanushek and Woessmann contend that the cognitive skills of the population—which they term the “knowledge capital” of a nation—are essential to long-run prosperity. Hanushek and Woessmann subject their hypotheses about the relationship between cognitive skills (as consistently measured by international student assessments) and economic growth to a series of tests, including alternate specifications, different subsets of countries, and econometric analysis of causal interpretations. They find that their main results are remarkably robust, and equally applicable to developing and developed countries. They demonstrate, for example, that the “Latin American growth puzzle” and the “East Asian miracle” can be explained by these regions' knowledge capital. Turning to the policy implications of their argument, they call for an education system that develops effective accountability, promotes choice and competition, and provides direct rewards for good performance.
Author | : United States. National Capital Planning Commission |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 2006-11-19 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780801883286 |
Illustrated with plans, maps, and new and historic photographs, the second edition of Worthy of the Nation provides researchers and general readers with an appealing and authoritative view of the planning and evolution of the federal district.
Author | : Nancy Williams Hunt |
Publisher | : West Academic Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9781634594950 |
Softbound - New, softbound print book.
Author | : Kathryn S. Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 2010-05-31 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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Washington, D.C., conjures images of marble monuments, national memorials, and world-class museums. To many, the world beyond the National Mall is invisible. Yet within an area of only 68 square miles lies a residential city of diversity, beauty, and charm. In the long-awaited update of her 1988 classic Washington at Home, Kathryn Schneider Smith and a team of historians, journalists, folklorists, museum professionals, and others who know the city intimately offer a fresh look at the social history of this intriguing city through the prism of 26 diverse neighborhoods. Lavishly illustrated with engaging historical photographs and maps, Washington at Home introduces readers to the famous residents, colorful characters, distinct flavors, and important events that helped shape the city beyond the federal façade. This second edition adds six new neighborhoods from all parts of the city. Extensive notes make the book invaluable for those doing their own research as well as the more casual reader. Journalists, historians, politicians, residents, real estate agents, and students regularly consult Washington at Home as the standard resource on the social history of Washington, D.C. This expanded and updated edition will appeal to residents, both new and old, as well as to visitors eager to deepen their experience in the nation’s capital.