washington (d.c.)

Relates the story of the creation of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, covering one hundred years of hoping, planning, constructing the building, and assembling its collections.

A young girl's tragic death affects a Georgetown neighborhood in Washington, D.C. around 1925.

Reporter Barrie Travis's ethics and patriotism are called into question when she determines to investigate the death of the President's infant son after the First Lady hints to her in an off-the-record conversation that she believes the baby was murdered.

" ... [a] memoir from a physical therapist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the birthplace of physical therapy and the world leader in prosthetic rehabilitation for injured war veterans"--Provided by publisher.

"Washington Post" reporter Joe Potamos comes to the realization that his job and his life are in danger when he persists in investigating the murder of a prominent U.S. senator's daughter, even after he has been pulled off the story.

Overwrought when she sees her ex-boyfriend with another girl, Miriam Feldman races into the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden and pushes over a priceless Picasso sculpture, then finds herself blackmailed by the mystery girl who saw what she did.

Uses primary source photographs to discuss the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, including the causes for the march, how the march was organized and its leaders, the important speeches, and the impact it had on the civil rights movement. Includes a timeline and further resources.

Photographs and simple text take emergent readers to the site of the White House. Includes picture glossary and index.

Describes George Washington's role in the designing, planning, and building of the White House.