The Monument
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| Originally published | 1991 |
| Authors | Gary Paulsen |
| Genres | Fiction |
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| ID | 2321056 |
About The Monument
The Newbery Honor author of Hatchet and Dogsong delivers the moving story of an artist hired to design a war monument who forces a small Kansas town to confront issues they would rather ignore. An American Bookseller Pick-of-the-Lists and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Skeletons discovered in rare 5,000-year-old tomb in Orkney
... Prof Cummings added: " The preservation of so many human remains in one part of The Monument is amazing, especially since the stone has been mostly robbed for building material...
Coins and medal found in mysterious West Point time capsule from 1820s
... Underneath the marble face of The Monument the box was discovered, apparently placed there during the completion of the statute in 1829...
A muddy reveal for mysterious West Point time capsule from 1820s
... Underneath the marble face of The Monument the box was discovered, apparently placed there during the completion of the statute in 1829...
US tourists stay in Eiffel Tower overnight while drunk - prosecutors
... It comes after two bomb scares at the tower on Saturday forced The Monument to be evacuated twice in the same day...
The fight over a Confederate statue in Arlington National Cemetery
... The Monument, a bronze statue and plinth on top of a granite base, commemorates the men who fought and died for the slave-holding southern states in the US Civil War...
Colosseum: Tourist apologies for carving names on wall
...By Jasmine AnderssonBBC NewsA tourist filmed carving names on to an inner wall at Rome s ancient Colosseum says he did not realise how old The Monument was when he acted...
Thousands welcome summer solstice at Stonehenge
... On the solstice, the sun rises behind the entrance to the stone circle, and rays of light are channelled into the centre of The Monument...
After the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, can a community heal?
... Inscribed on The Monument is our holy martyrs ...
D-Day anniversary events in northern France
D-Day veterans have been joined by world leaders in northern France to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.
Here are some of The Best photos from The Day .
D-Day veterans, some of them approaching 100 years old, made The Pilgrimage to Normandy to remember their fallen comrades Veteran David Edwards was among those who attended Dennis Thompson , 96, was photographed enjoying a cigar in his original uniform In Bayeux, The First city to be liberated by the D-Day invasion, veteran John Quinn met George Sayer, aged six A service of remembrance was held at The City 's cathedral, with Tony Cash among the veterans to attend Bishop Jean-Claude Boulanger led the service, which included a two-minute silence held in memory of those who died Those present included Prime Minister Theresa May , The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall After the service, the commemorations continued at Bayeux War Cemetery D-Day veteran Reginald Perkins was among those who attended the service There was a flypast of aircraft from the period over Bayeux War Cemetery Earlier in The Day Theresa May was at Ver-sur-Mer, where British forces landed on The Morning of 6 June 1944, for the unveiling of a new British Normandy Memorial The Monument features a statue showing three British soldiers fighting their way up The Beach Mrs May and French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to British soldiers killed and injured in the fighting, before laying a wreath together In Colleville-sur-Mer in Normandy, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump joined veterans for a French-US ceremony The pair watched a dramatic flypast over the Normandy American Cemetery, along with Mr Macron and his wife, Brigitte Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also attended the D-Day commemorations in Normandy In Arromanches-les-Bains in Normandy, visitors took to The Beach Vehicles from The War era were on display as part of the commemorations And crowds were treated to the acrobatic aerial skills of Patrouille de France The Day 's commemorations were started by a lone piper playing on the Mulberry Harbour in Arromanches-les-Bains, marking the exact moment The First British soldier landed on Gold Beach , 75 years ago In the UK, Prince Harry met veterans at the annual Founder's Day parade at The Royal Hospital Chelsea in London The annual parade marks the founding of The Royal Hospital by King Charles II in 1682. The Duke of Sussex said: "To all who are on parade today, I can only say that you are a Constant Reminder of the great debt we owe those who have served this nation" Meanwhile his brother, Prince William, attended a service at The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, giving a speech in which he thanked veterans The Duke of Cambridge then laid a wreath in remembrancePhotos are Copyright .
emmanuel macron, france, theresa may, world war two
Source of news: bbc.com
