The Washington Monument

by Julia Schaffer

These lively and colorful books tell the stories of important places and monuments across the United States that have shaped American history and that symbolize American democracy and freedom.

George Washington led the American army to victory against almost impossible odds in the American Revolution. As the new country's first president, he set the United States on the democratic course it has followed for more than 200 years. So it is fitting that there stands a monument to George Washington in the nation's capital of Washington, D.C.-a city that is itself named after him.

48 pages, Library Binding

First published October 30, 2009