Landmarks & Monuments
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The Everyday Life of Memorials
$37.00 Read moreA timely study, erudite and exciting, about the ordinary–and oftentimes unseen–lives of memorials
Memorials are commonly studied as part of the commemorative infrastructure of modern society. Just a- Author: Shanken, Andrew M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1942130724
- Language: English
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This Place of Silence: Ohio’s Cemeteries and Burial Grounds
$29.95 Read moreThis Place of Silence is a photographic portrait of Ohio’s cemeteries and burial grounds by Ohio photographers Ian Adams and Randall Lee Schieber. The text and photo captions by Robin L. Smith provide… [more below]
- Author: Adams, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: July 24 2024
- ISBN10: 0804012520
- Language: English
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Hidden Chicago Landmarks
$23.99 Add to cartTake in the sights of Chicago’s forgotten byways, including a cow trail through a downtown hotel. Pause reflectively at the cemetery in a working scrapyard and the church built without a nail. Stop by… [more below]
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Schmidt, John R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1467143502
- Language: English
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Hidden White House
$26.00 Add to cartCritically acclaimed author Robert Klara’s The Hidden White House leads readers through an unmatched tale of political ambition and technical skill: the Truman administration’s controversial rebuildin
- Author: Klara, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 21 2014
- ISBN10: 1250053935
- Language: English
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Castles: Their Construction and History
$14.95 Add to cartConcise, scholarly survey traces castle development from ancient roots. Nearly 200 photographs and drawings illustrate moats, keeps, baileys, and many other features. Caernarvon Castle, Dover Castle, … [more below]
- Series: Dover Books on Architecture
- Author: Toy, Sidney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 241
- Publish Date: December 01 1985
- ISBN10: 0486248984
- Language: English
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Modern Architecture: Buildings That Shaped the World
$29.95 Add to cartExplore over 500 masterpieces of modern architecture in this celebration of the most iconic buildings in the world.
Written by acclaimed architecture expert Jonathan Glancey, Modern Architecture is a- Author: Glancey, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1802791019
- Language: English
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Capitol America: A Photographic Portrait of the Fifty State Capitols
$60.00 Read moreMaster photographers Robert Lisak and David Ottenstein have created an unprecedented photographic portrait of all 50 US state capitol buildings, exploring architecture, interior spaces, furnishings, l… [more below]
- Author: Lisak, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 28 2023
- ISBN10: 764366769
- Language: English
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The Plaza: The Secret Life of America’s Most Famous Hotel
$19.99 Add to cartJournalist Julie Satow’s thrilling, unforgettable history of how one illustrious hotel has defined our understanding of money and glamour, from the Gilded Age to the Go-Go Eighties to today’s Billiona… [more below]
- Author: Satow, Julie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1455566659
- Language: English
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Modernist Escapes: An Architectural Travel Guide
$40.00 Read moreThis sleek and insightful guide showcases modernist buildings from all over the world that are open to visit or even stay at.
Modernist fans will want to dive right into the pages of this guide to rem
- Author: Orazi, Stefi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 23 2021
- ISBN10: 3791386344
- Language: English
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The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris
$18.99 Add to cartSet against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of World War II, The H tel on Place Vend me is the captivating history of Paris’s world-famous H tel Ritz–a breathtaking tale of glamour, opulence, and
- Author: Mazzeo, Tilar J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 24 2015
- ISBN10: 0061791040
- Language: English
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Architecture: A Visual History
$30.00 Add to cartExplore the world’s most incredible buildings, from the magnificent architecture of the ancient world to green buildings of the present day.
Discover the beautiful details, principal elements, and dec- Series: DK Ultimate Guides
- Author: Glancey, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: November 21 2017
- ISBN10: 1465464689
- Language: English
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Art Deco Tulsa
$21.99 Add to cartTransformed from a cattle depot into the Oil Capital of the World, Tulsa emerged as an iconic Jazz Age metropolis. The Magic City attracted some of the nation’s most talented architects, including Bru… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Wallis, Suzanne Fitzgerald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 07 2018
- ISBN10: 1625859899
- Language: English
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Flatiron
$24.00 Add to cartThe marvelous story of one of New York City’s most unique buildings
Critics hated it. The public feared it would fall over. Passersby were knocked down by the winds. But even before it was completed,- Author: Sparberg Alexiou, Alice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 03 2013
- ISBN10: 1250032040
- Language: English
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New York City Skyscrapers
$24.99 Read moreNew York City Skyscrapers celebrates the numerous awe-inspiring buildings that have made New York the skyscraper capital of the world. This book traces the history of New York’s tallest structures fro… [more below]
- Series: Postcard History
- Author: Panchyk, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 07 2010
- ISBN10: 0738572969
- Language: English
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Iconic Pittsburgh: The City’s 30 Most Memorable People, Places and Things
$23.99 Add to cartThe Steel City has boasted some of the most famous figures, landmarks and innovations in the country’s history. Pittsburgh’s past is littered with dozens of fascinating stories behind the icons that d… [more below]
- Author: King, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 17 2020
- ISBN10: 1467143596
- Language: English
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Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong
$28.32 Add to cartA fully updated and revised edition of the book USA Today called “jim-dandy pop history,” by the bestselling, American Book Award-winning author
“The most definitive and expansive work on the Lost Cau
- Author: Loewen, James W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 24 2019
- ISBN10: 1620974339
- Language: English
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Marking Stockbridge’s Past
$45.95 Add to cartStockbridge, Massachusetts, a small town located in the southern portion of Berkshire County, has a varied and fascinating history. Some of which are found in the form of monuments, plaques, and marke
- Author: Carr, Maria L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 412
- Publish Date: March 27 2023
- ISBN10: 9798885054768
- Language: English
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Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse
$18.95 Add to cartIn this “magnificent compendium” (New Republic), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definitive history of American lighthouses, and in so doing “illuminate[s] the history of America itsel
- Author: Dolin, Eric Jay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: April 25 2017
- ISBN10: 1631492500
- Language: English
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The Eiffel Tower
$46.67 Read more“The Tower is also present to the entire world… a universal symbol of Paris… from the Midwest to Australia, there is no journey to France which isn’t made, somehow, in the Tower’s name.”
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- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 18 2021
- ISBN10: 3836584417
- Language: English
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Modern Architecture: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartSomewhere between 1910 and 1970, architecture changed. Now that modern architecture has become familiar (sometimes celebrated, sometimes vilified), it’s hard to imagine how novel it once seemed. Expen… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Sharr, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0198783442
- Language: English
