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100 1  Gordon, John Steele. 
245 10 Washington's Monument :|band the fascinating history of 
       the Obelisk /|cJohn Steele Gordon.|h[Boundless electronic 
       resource] 
264  1 |bBloomsbury USA,|c2016. 
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505 0  Intro; Dedication; Title Page; Epigraph; Contents; Preface
       : A Fascinating Shape; 1. The Father of His Country; 2. 
       The Gift of the Nile; 3. Building a Stump; 4. Stealing 
       Obelisks; 5. Paris and London Take Their Prizes; 6. 
       Reaching the Top; 7. Securing New Yorkâ#x80;#x99;s Moral 
       Grandeur; 8. Into the Twenty-first Century; 
       Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Illustration Credits; 
       Index; A Note on the Author; BY THE SAME AUTHOR; Copyright
520    Conceived soon after the American Revolution ended, the 
       great monument to George Washington was not finally 
       completed until almost a century later; the great obelisk 
       was finished in 1884, and remains the tallest stone 
       structure in the world at 555 feet. The story behind its 
       construction is a largely untold and intriguing piece of 
       American history, which acclaimed historian John Steele 
       Gordon relates with verve, connecting it to the colorful 
       saga of the ancient obelisks of Egypt.Nobody knows how 
       many obelisks were crafted in ancient Egypt, or even 
       exactly how they were created and erected since they are 
       made out of hard granite and few known tools of the time 
       were strong enough to work granite. Generally placed in 
       pairs at the entrances to temples, they have in modern 
       times been ingeniously transported around the world to 
       Istanbul, Paris, London, New York, and many other 
       locations. Their stories illuminate that of the Washington
       Monument, once again open to the public following 
       earthquake damage, and offer a new appreciation for 
       perhaps the most iconic memorial in the country. 
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