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 ...
Scaffolding Santas help repair Welling Monument
A team of Father Christmases covered The Monument in scaffolding
A team of Santas have helped put up scaffolding around a historic landmark ahead of repair work taking place.
Scaffolders dressed as Father Christmas have covered the Wellington Monument on the Blackdown Hills in Somerset.
The Grade II* listed, 175ft (53m) triangular obelisk was built in 1817 as a tribute to The Duke of Wellington's victory at Waterloo.
The stonework is crumbling and The Monument has been fenced off since 2005 due to falling debris.
The National Trust said The Project to repair The Monument will Cost £3. 45m and take 18 months to complete.
The Grade II* listed obelisk is 175ft (53m) tall It was built in 1817 as a tribute to The Duke of Wellington's victory at Waterloo Stonework is crumbling and The Monument has been fenced off since 2005 Scaffolding has been erected around a historic landmark ahead of repair work taking place The Obelisk is situated on the Blackdown Hills in Somerset The Project to repair The Monument will Cost £3. 45m.
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Source of news: bbc.com
