{"product_id":"historic-congressional-cemetery-paperback","title":"Historic Congressional Cemetery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca Boggs Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSandra K. Schmidt on Behalf of the Histo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistoric Congressional Cemetery dates from the days when Washington, DC, was a burgeoning city on the edge of a malarial swamp.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stones--sandstone tablets with colonial calligraphy, ornate Victorian statues, 20th-century art nouveau carvings, and contemporary markers in shapes as strange as picnic tables and upended cubes--are a time line of the city. The most distinctive stones are 171 cenotaphs; large cubes designed by Capitol architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe from the same sandstone used in the Capitol. They are found nowhere else. The men and women buried under those stones led lives of beauty, courage, struggle, cunning, leadership, and humor--in short, the stories of American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.24 x 6.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757145817376,"sku":"9780738592244","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4c80e7c4eea68454acc6f07185b17745.webp?v=1780095040","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/historic-congressional-cemetery-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}