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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $61, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXWDC04)		  
Eyewitness Guide Washington D.C.  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 240 PAGES
This superb guide to the capital features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions. (WDC07, $23.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Washington D.C.
Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation  •  Joseph J. Ellis
HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES
A riveting tale of Washington, Madison, Hamilton and especially of Jefferson and Adams. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, it's a fascinating glimpse into the early days of our country. (USE244, $15.00)		   Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation
Washington, D.C.  •  Gore Vidal
LITERATURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 422 PAGES
The sixth installation in Gore Vidal's "Narratives of Empire" historical novel series. This tale of corruption follows the lives of a conservative senator and a newspaper publisher in Washington D.C., from the time of the New Deal up to the McCarthy era. Originally published in 1976. (USE130, $18.00)		   Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC Map  •  Borch Maps
2008 •  MAP
A laminated, folded map of the capital at a scale of 1:15,000. Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (WDC06, $8.95)		   Washington, DC Map



Also Recommended

AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington D.C.  •  Christopher Weeks  •  Francis Lethbridge   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A guide to the architectural landmarks of Washington D.C., originally commissioned by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). It contains descriptions of over 450 structures, organized into 17 walking tours of the city. (USE128, $22.95)
 		  
Fodor's Washington D.C.'s 25 Best  •  Fodors   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A shirt-pocket guide with an excellent pull-out map and essential information on museums, sightseeing, restaurants, shopping, hotels and nightlife. (USS39, $11.99)
 		  
Time Out Washington D.C.  •  Ros Sales   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An up-to-date guide on what to do and where to go by the people who publish Time Out Magazine. (WDC13, $19.95)
 		  
Zagat 2009 Washington, DC/Baltimore Restaurants  •  Zagat Survey   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An easy-to-use, well indexed guide to restaurants in the Capital region, part of the always-reliable, reader-rated Zagat series. (WDC14, $14.95)
 		  
All the President's Men  •  Bob Woodward  •  Carl Bernstein   • HISTORY  •  The legendary story of two young Washington Post reporters who uncover the Watergate scandal, leading to the resignation of President Nixon. (WDC03, $15.00)
 		  
Black Men Built the Capitol, Discovering African-American History In and Around Washington, D.C.  •  Jesse J. Holland   • HISTORY  •  This book gives us the untold story of the African Americans who built many of the capitol's most important buildings and monuments. (WDC23, $14.95)
 		  
Reporting from Washington, The History of the Washington Press Corps  •  Donald A. Ritchie   • HISTORY  •  In this engrossing history, Donald Ritchie offers a vibrant chronicle of news coverage in our nation's capital, from the early days of radio and print reporting and the heyday of the wire services to the brave new world of the Internet. (WDC18, $17.95)
 		  
Team of Rivals  •  Doris Kearns Goodwin   • HISTORY  •  Goodwin explores how Lincoln transformed three former political opponents into essential members of his cabinet. (USA128, $21.00)
 		  
The Americans, the Colonial Experience  •  Daniel Boorstin   • HISTORY  •  Winner of the Bancroft Prize, this wide-ranging portrait of colonial America looks to the origins of the American character and its institutions. (USA05, $16.95)
 		  
The First Salute, A View of the American Revolution  •  Barbara Tuchman   • HISTORY  •  Pulitzer-prize winning author's analysis of the American Revolution, focusing on the European politics surrounding the war, and the conflicts between the British and Dutch navy. Much of the action takes place in the Caribbean, the author providing a fascinating account of the role of St. Eustatius (the "Golden Rock") in the American Revolution. (USA04, $18.00)
 		  
Paris on the Potomac, The French Influence on the Architecture and Art of Washington, D.C.  •  Cynt Field   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This history explores the French influence on Washington, D.C.'s art and architecture. (WDC22, $24.95)
 		  
A Good Life, Newspapering and Other Adventures  •  Benjamin C. Bradlee   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Bradlee's candid memoir traces his path from Harvard to the battles of the Pacific to the pinnacle of success as the editor of The Washington Post -- during the Watergate scandal and every other important event of the last three decades. (GEN418, $21.95)
 		  
Abraham Lincoln  •  Thomas Keneally   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An elegant, brief biography of the Kentucky-born political hero. (USA147, $14.00)
 		  
All the Best, George Bush, My Life in Letters and Other Writings  •  George H. W. Bush   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The former president reveals his life in correspondence, diary entries and memos, from a letter home as an 18-year-old Navy pilot in WWII to a letter to his children on the eve of Desert Storm. (GEN392, $36.99)
 		  
American Sphinx  •  Joseph J. Ellis   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  More character study than strict biography, this celebrated book describes and defines Thomas Jefferson's beliefs, influences and aspirations. (USA51, $16.00)
 		  
Dreams from My Father, A Story of Race and Inheritance  •  Barack Obama   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  In this affecting memoir, the president shows how his father, family and upbringing in Hawaii and Indonesia helped form his character and career. (USA352, $14.95)
 		  
Front Row at the White House, My Life and Times  •  Helen Thomas   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  From the woman who has reported on every president from Kennedy to Clinton comes a unique memoir of White House history and a telling record of the ever-changing relationship between the presidency and the press. (WDC20, $24.99)
 		  
John Adams  •  David McCullough   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A Pulitzer Prize-winning best-selling biography of the second president. McCullough reveals him as a magnificent figure who helped shaped the nation. (USE201, $20.00)
 		  
My Life  •  Bill Clinton   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The former president looks back on his life and career, discussing his youth and education, his early public service, his years as governor of Arkansas and his accomplishments during two terms in the White House. (WDC26, $25.00)
 		  
Personal History  •  Katharine Graham   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  In this critically acclaimed memoir, the woman who piloted the "Washington Post" through the crises of the Pentagon Papers, Watergate and a pressmen's strike and turned it into a great newspaper now tells her story with candor and dignity. (USA184, $16.95)
 		  
The Audacity of Hope, Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream  •  Barack Obama   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Obama uses his personal story to elucidate his views in this eloquent book, an inspiring call for reform and bipartisan cooperation (USA320, $14.95)
 		  
Washington, the Indispensable Man  •  James Thomas Flexner   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A condensed edition of Flexner's award-winning, four-volume biography of George Washington. (USE111, $18.99)
 		  
 
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