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Project Editor Claire Folkard
Art Editors Tim Mann, Simon J.M. Oon Introducing
Senior Editor Helen Townsend
Editors Emily Anderson, Felicity Crowe Washington, DC
US Editor Mary Sutherland
Designers Gillian Andrews, Eli Estaugh,
Elly King, Rebecca Milner Great Days in
DTP Designers Sam Borland, Maite Washington, DC 10
Lantaron
Picture Researchers Brigitte Arora, Putting Washington, DC
Katherine Mesquita
Production Mel Allsop on the Map 14
Contributors
Susan Burke, Alice L. Powers, Jennifer The History of
Quasha, Kem Sawyer Washington, DC 18
Photographers
Philippe Dewet, Kim Sayer, Giles Stokoe, Washington, DC
Scott Suchman at a Glance 32
Illustrators
Stephen Conlin, Gary Cross, Richard Draper, Washington, DC
Chris Orr & Associates, Mel Pickering, The imposing Washington Monument Through the Year 38
Robbie Polley, John Woodcock surrounded by 50 flagpoles
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Title page Iwo Jima Statue, with the Washington Monument and the United States Capitol in the background. Front cover image
Flag flying on the United States Capitol. Back cover image The Jefferson Memorial with cherry blossom in the foreground.

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