Washington's Monument: And the Fascinating History of the Obelisk by John Steele Gordon

Washington's Monument: And the Fascinating History of the Obelisk

John Steele Gordon

224 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history informative fast-paced
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Conceived soon after the American Revolution ended, the great monument to George Washington was not finally completed until almost a century later; the great obelisk was finished in 1884, and remains the tallest stone structure in the world at 555...

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