| Author: | Brigette Polmar; Norman Polmar | ISBN: | 9781597976183 |
| Publisher: | Potomac Books Inc. | Publication: | July 31, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Potomac Books Inc. | Language: | English |
| Author: | Brigette Polmar; Norman Polmar |
| ISBN: | 9781597976183 |
| Publisher: | Potomac Books Inc. |
| Publication: | July 31, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Potomac Books Inc. |
| Language: | English |
Long a family-friendly tourist destination and educational mecca for students, Washington, DC, is immediately recognizable for its world-class museums and monuments riddled with symbolism. Washingtons other signature stamppoliticsattracts visitors of a different kind. Power players from around the globe gather in the nations capital to make history. But thats not all there is to the city. Part tour guide, part trivia book, Washington, DCs Most Wanted™ shows you its ins and outs (and sometimes confusing roundabouts). Included in the books many chapters are top-ten lists on homegrown artists, authors, and athletes; historic hotels and bars known for their patrons wheelings and dealings; local hauntings and lore; and, of course, memorable scandals that erupted within the originally diamond-shaped district. Native Washingtonians, as many know, are few and far between, but even they will find a treasure trove of entertaining facts inside these pages.
Long a family-friendly tourist destination and educational mecca for students, Washington, DC, is immediately recognizable for its world-class museums and monuments riddled with symbolism. Washingtons other signature stamppoliticsattracts visitors of a different kind. Power players from around the globe gather in the nations capital to make history. But thats not all there is to the city. Part tour guide, part trivia book, Washington, DCs Most Wanted™ shows you its ins and outs (and sometimes confusing roundabouts). Included in the books many chapters are top-ten lists on homegrown artists, authors, and athletes; historic hotels and bars known for their patrons wheelings and dealings; local hauntings and lore; and, of course, memorable scandals that erupted within the originally diamond-shaped district. Native Washingtonians, as many know, are few and far between, but even they will find a treasure trove of entertaining facts inside these pages.
