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Provided historical information about the Statue of Liberty and explains its importance today as a national symbol of freedom.

From a fur-trapping fort to a thriving metropolitan community, change has always been a part of Ogden's history. Settled in 1850 by Mormon pioneers, Ogden was forever transformed by the arrival of the transcontinental railroad in 1869. As horse-drawn carriages gave way to motor cars, a busy downtown district grew up around Ogden's Union Station and notorious Twenty-fifth Street. Landmark businesses, such as J.G. Read & Brothers Company and the Broom...

An analysis of Dan Brown's novel, The lost symbol, which again features his protagonist Robert Langdon. Examines the story's focus on Freemasonry, presenting dramatic recreations of pivotal moments in American history alongside visits to contemporary locations in Washington, D.C. to explore the facts of its most famous symbols, images, and legends.

An illustrated introduction to the White House, the official residence of the U.S. president, located in Washington, D.C.

Presents information about Boston along with the story of a boy named Pete who becomes separated from his dog and goes looking for him in the city as Larry, in turn, follows the Freedom Trail and gets on the Green Line in search of Pete.

Shares the history of the Liberty Bell and explains why it is a national symbol.

It was the splendor--and the scandal--of the age, the defining event of the high Renaissance. In 1506, the ferociously ambitious Renaissance Pope Julius II tore down the most sacred shrine in Europe--the millennium-old St. Peter's Basilica built by the Emperor Constantine over the apostle's grave--to build a better basilica. Construction of the new St. Peter's spanned two centuries, embroiled 27 popes, and consumed the genius of the greatest artists...

God answers Mona Reynolds' prayers, giving her the chance to open her own bookstore-coffee shop in an old Victorian house. Renovations to the place leave her no time for a love life. When she hires a mysterious drifter as handyman, she finds that it isn't only fairy tales that end with "happily ever after."