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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Arlington Memorial Bridge, Francis Scott Key Bridge (Washington, D.c.), Taft Bridge, Connecticut Avenue Bridge Over Klingle Valley, Dumbarton Bridge (Washington, D.c.), List of Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.c.. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Arlington Memorial Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Construction of the Arlington Memorial Bridge was authorized by Congress on February 24, 1925, and it formally opened on January 16, 1932. The dedication ceremony was headed by President Herbert Hoover. Designed by architectural firm McKim, Mead, and White, the neoclassical bridge is 2,163 feet (659 m) long. Although the Arlington Memorial Bridge was part of the 1901 McMillan Commission's plan for restoring Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant's original plan for the capital, two decades passed before construction was initiated. President Warren G. Harding was caught in a three-hour traffic jam while on his way to dedicate the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, because the previous wooden bridge could not handle the traffic. The ensuing turmoil led to appropriation for the bridge construction. The bridge was built between 1929 and 1932. When it opened, trolley service from Mount Vernon to downtown Washington (via the 14th Street Bridge) ceased. Statues at the eastern entrance to the Arlington Memorial BridgeThe northeastern entrance to the Arlington Memorial Bridge features The Arts of War sculptures, Sacrifice and Valor, which were completed by Leo Friedlander in 1951. On the pylons of each pier of the bridge are large circular discs with eagles and fasces designed by sculptor Carl Paul Jennewein. The closest Metro station to the bridge is Arlington Cemetery. The bridge connects, both liter... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=690809 ... Read more

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Catalog of auction held November 13 and 14, 1935. Includes the Charles Lamb collection of Dean Sage, as well as an autographed manuscript of Francis Scott Key's "Star-Spangled Banner," correspondence of Napoleon, presidential autographs, manuscripts of Robert Fulton, a Walt Whitman letter describing Abraham Lincoln, a manuscript portion of Dickens' s Martin Chuzzlewit, and many other items. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by Royal Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. The poem was set to the tune of a popular British drinking song, written by John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society, a men's social club in London. "The Anacreontic Song" (or "To Anacreon in Heaven"), set to various lyrics, was already popular in the United States. Set to Key's poem and renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner", it would soon become a well-known American patriotic song. With a range of one and a half octaves, it is known for being difficult to sing. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657), a Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Francis Scott Key (1779-1843), an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet who wrote the poem "The Defense of Fort McHenry", which became the words to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". The contract to build Francis Scott Key was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 29 July 1963 and her keel was laid down there on 5 December 1964. She was launched on 23 April 1965, sponsored by Mrs. Marjory Key Thorne and Mrs. William T. Jarvis, and commissioned on 3 December 1966, with Captain Frank W. Graham in command of the Blue Crew and Lieutenant Commander Joseph B. Logan in command of the Gold Crew. ... Read more

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Kapitel: Lafayette-Klasse, Uss Andrew Jackson, Uss Francis Scott Key, Uss Stonewall Jackson, Uss Mariano G. Vallejo, Uss Daniel Webster, Uss Kamehameha, Uss Lewis and Clark, Uss Von Steuben, Uss John C. Calhoun. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630), a James Madison-class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), the distinguished legislator. The contract to build John C. Calhoun was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia, on 20 July 1961 and her keel was laid down there on 4 June 1962. She was launched on 22 June 1963 sponsored by Miss Rosalie J. Calhoun, and commissioned on 15 September 1964, with Commander Deane L. Axene in command of the Blue Crew and Commander Frank A. Thurtell in command of the Gold Crew. After shakedown and training along the United States East Coast, John C. Calhoun began operational deterrent patrols on 22 March 1965, assigned to Submarine Squadron 18. History from 1965 to 1994 needed.During her career, John C. Calhoun received upgrades necessary to carry Trident I ballistic missiles. John C. Calhoun was decommissioned on 28 March 1994 at Bremerton, Washington, and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register the same day. Her scrapping via the Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at Bremerton, Washington, was completed on 18 November 1994. ...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Champlain Bridge, Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge, Mid-Delaware Bridge, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Julien Dubuque Bridge, Astoria-megler Bridge, Milton-Madison Bridge, Betsy Ross Bridge, Kingston-rhinecliff Bridge, Hastings High Bridge, Sewickley Bridge, Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge, Newark Bay Bridge, Robert C. Byrd Bridge, Jeremiah Morrow Bridge, Rochester-monaca Bridge, Sciotoville Bridge, Continuous Truss Bridge, John T. Loughran Bridge, Taylor-southgate Bridge, Matthew E. Welsh Bridge, Caroll C. Cropper Bridge, Monaca - East Rochester Bridge. Excerpt:Astoria-Megler Bridge The Astoria-Megler Bridge is a continuous truss bridge that spans the mouth of the Columbia River between Astoria, Oregon and Point Ellice near Megler, Washington , in the United States . The span was the last segment of U.S. Route 101 between Olympia, Washington and Los Angeles, California . It is the longest continuous truss bridge in North America. History Ferry service between Astoria and the Washington side of the Columbia River began in 1926. The Oregon Department of Transportation purchased the ferry service in 1946. This ferry service did not operate during inclement weather and the half-hour travel time caused delays. In order to allow faster and more reliable crossings at the mouth of the river, a bridge was planned. The bridge was built jointly by the Oregon Department of Transportation and Washington State Department of Transportation . Construction on the structure began on November 5, 1962. The concrete piers were cast at Tongue Point, 4 miles (6 km) upriver. The steel structure was built in segments at Vancouver, Washington , 90 miles (145 km) upriver, then barged downstream where hydraulic jacks lifted them into place. On August 27, 1966, with more than 30,000 people in atte... ... Read more

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Chapters: Francis Scott Key, Doug Flutie, Whittaker Chambers, Sargent Shriver, Steve Suter, Jesse Glass, Herb Ruby, William Henry Rinehart, John Stuart Skinner, Josh Boone, Nancy R. Stocksdale, Jacob Gartner Lauman, William Seabrook, Elaine Marshall, Bill Oakley, James Winchester, Larry E. Haines, Susan W. Krebs, Darren Flutie, James G. Berret, Carmen M. Amedori, Robert H. Kittleman, Theophilus Thompson, Tanya Thornton Shewell, Sterling A. Galt, Isaac Roop, Eli Jones Henkle, Frank Brown, Shelton Smith, Charles Boyle Roberts, John Mitchell Robinson, Guy Babylon, Fred Garrigus Holloway, Jack Flater, Jacob Shower, Theodore Woodward. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 156. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Doug Flutie -Flutie was born in Catonsville, Maryland to Lebanese-American parents. His family moved to Melbourne Beach, Florida when he was 6, where his father, Richard, worked as an engineer in the aerospace industry. After the dramatic slow-down of the space program in the mid-1970s, the Flutie family again moved in 1976 to Natick, Massachusetts. His nickname was "The Wee One". The young Flutie was exceptional at arithmetic; his mother, Joan, would take him grocery shopping and ask him to add up the prices of the items bought in his head before they got to the check-out. According to his mother, Flutie's final totals were never more than $2.00 off. Flutie graduated from Natick High School, where he played for the "Redmen". He was an All-League performer in football, basketball and baseball. Flutie played football for Boston College, the only Division I-A school to recruit him, from 1981 to 1984, and won the Heisman Trophy and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award in his senior year (1984). Flutie became the first quarterback to win the Heisman since Pat Sullivan in 1971. He ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=189559 ... Read more

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This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format.Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship. ... Read more

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The Beautiful and Damned is Fitzgerald's Jazz Age Morality Tale featuring Anthony Patch, who is a 1920s socialite, his wife Gloria, alcoholism, high society, fast lifestyles, and even a semi-autobiographical look into the author's own life. Through it all we get Fitzgerald's thoughts on marriage, love, decadence, greed, and humanity. It's Fitzgerald at his best and a classic literary tale that should not be missed. ... Read more

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master storyteller with fully developed characters
The Beautiful and Damned is probably one of the best character studies I've ever read. Every nuance of these characters is fully fleshed out. They could be psychological character studies. Fitzgerald's writing and the setting of the nineteen twenties is a perfect combination. It's exciting, and it's well written. Those are the two things that keep me happy as a reader.

Hidden Fitzgerald Gem
It's satirical, it's touching, it's a brilliant capturing of the era. I'm amazed this novel isn't read as widely as Gatsby. I love Gatsby and think it is one of the best American novels ever written, and I enjoyed The Beautiful and Damned just as much. The Roaring 20s certainly are captured well here in all of their booming and partying excitement. It's a time period I'd certainly love to have experienced.

classic
This is my favorite Fitzgerald novel. Because the main characters were supposed to be based on Fitzgerald and his wife, the relationship between Anthony and Gloria was especially interesting. The 1920s are a period that fascinates me, so the background of this story was exciting for me. Fitzgerald's writing is great, and he has his usual sharp insights into society. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more