Kate Andersen Brower

The Hill: Inside the Secret World of the U.S. Capitol (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kate Andersen Brower shares a special look inside America's Capitol and highlights what the people who work there mean to the future of democracy. Perfect for readers of Brower's first middle grade book, Exploring the White House!

There's a secret world hidden in the halls of the U.S. Capitol!

The first stone was laid by George Washington himself, and the building stands today as one of the most recognizable symbols of the oldest democracy in the world. In this home of America's legislative branch, senators and representatives fight to pass laws they believe are for the good of the country.

But these hallowed halls, which some swear are haunted, also harbor a deep historyboth extraordinary and unsettlingand that is an equally important part of America's story.

There is an entire universe tucked away inside the Capitol, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Kate Andersen Brower highlights the historic firsts, the building's restricted nooks and crannies, and the staffersfrom pages to doorkeepers to librarianswho ensure that American democracy stays on track.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Altersempfehlung: ab 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780063229341
• Artikelnr.: 69775560

Autorenporträt

Kate Andersen Brower is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Residence, First Womenalso a New York Times bestsellerand First in Line. She is a CNN contributor who covered the Obama White House for Bloomberg News and is a former CBS News staffer and Fox News producer. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, and the Washington Post. She lives outside Washington, D.C., with her husband and their three young children.