Potomac Marble History Of The Search For The Ideal Stone
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Author | : Paul Kreingold |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2023-02-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1467153176 |
Learn the history behind the re-building of the Capital City after the War of 1812. The destruction of Washington in 1814 by the invading British challenged President James Monroe & architect Benjamin Latrobe with the task of rebuilding the destroyed edifices of the city's public buildings. As symbols of the aspirations of the Republic, they had to be more than functional, they had to be beautiful. The building material they discovered and used to beautify the new Capitol was Potomac marble, which exists in abundance on both sides of the Potomac River, from Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia to Montgomery and Frederick Counties in Maryland. Local historian Paul Kreingold details Latrobe and Monroe's search for the ideal stone and their fight to use it to rebuild the chambers of the House and Senate.
Author | : Paul Kreingold |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Marble |
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a several page presentation about Benjamin Latrobe's Potomac Marble Quarries.
Author | : Garrett Peck |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2013-02-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 161423857X |
British scientist James Smithson left a fortune to the country he so admired but had never visited. His gift founded the Smithsonian Institution and built the Smithsonian Castle. Today, the castle's distinct Romanesque facade glows warmly against the cool marble that dominates the National Mall. Yet the story of the stones is just as remarkable as that of the building that they grace. It was a boom-bust ride for the Seneca Quarry--the source of the red sandstone. The quarry saw its first developer die, filed for bankruptcy twice, suffered through floods and contributed to a national scandal that embarrassed the Grant presidency and helped bring down the Freedman's Bank. This is the untold history of the quarry owners and emancipated slaves who toiled there and the many people who work to this day to save Seneca. Join author Garrett Peck as he traces the unlikely story of the Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry.
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Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : American periodicals |
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Author | : Stephanie Storey |
Publisher | : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2016-03-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1628726393 |
"From 1501 to 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. The two despise each other."--Front jacket flap.
Author | : Lauren Tarshis |
Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages | : 109 |
Release | : 2019-01-29 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1338317407 |
It was a battle that would change the course of World War II... New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis commemorates the Normandy landings in this pulse-pounding story of the largest seaborne invasion in history. Eleven-year-old Paul’s French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn’t seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better. Then Paul finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home. The soldier says the Allies have a plan to crush the Nazis once and for all. But the soldier needs Paul’s help. This is Paul’s chance to make a difference. Soon he finds himself in the midst of the largest invasion in history. Can he do his part to turn horror into hope? New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tells the story of the battle that became the foundation for the Allied victory in World War II. Includes a section of nonfiction backmatter with more facts about the real-life event.
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Total Pages | : 852 |
Release | : 1913 |
Genre | : Birds |
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Author | : Dennis J. Pogue |
Publisher | : Harbour Books |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Distilleries |
ISBN | : 9780983556503 |
Introduction -- "Spiritous Liquors" -- Master of Mount Vernon -- "A Pretty Considerable Distillery" -- Big Whiskey -- Making George Washington's Whiskey -- George Washington on Alcohol -- the American Whiskey Trail -- Portfolio of Distillery Images -- Notes -- Index
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Total Pages | : 940 |
Release | : 1870 |
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Author | : USA House of Representatives |
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Total Pages | : 1518 |
Release | : 1870 |
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