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1) The Wall
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Boy and his father come from far away to visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington and find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict.
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, with background information about the causes and effects of the war in Vietnam, the development and creation of the Memorial, and the impact of the monument on veterans and others.
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Reveals the origins of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and tells the story of its 21 year old creator, a Yale architecture student. Lin's plan was selected from over 1,000 different designs. And what began as one of the country's most bitterly disputed monuments became one of the world's most inspirational and frequently visited memorials.
Publisher
Infinity Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Fullscreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Goes back in time to tell the story of the memorial through the eyes of those who conceived it and were instrumental in pushing it through bureaucratic and political resistance. This is the story of a place where old wounds are healed.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Told in rhyming text, a boy accompanies his grandfather on the Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom, a demonstration in Washington, DC, on Memorial Day that pays tribute to American veterans.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 82
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the moving story of The wall, host LeVar Burton visits the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, D.C. Viewers meet Maya Lin, the talented young architect who designed this amazing monument. A look at Mount Rushmore and a mural dedicated to Louis Armstrong expands the concept of walls as a way to pay tribute to those who have gone before. Three books are also reviewed: "Tillie and the wall" by Leo Lionni, "All those secrets of the world"...
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
x, 311 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Since its dedication in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become an American cultural icon symbolizing the war in Vietnam--the defining experience of the Baby Boom generation. The black granite wall of names is one of the most familiar media images associated with the war, and after three decades the memorial remains one of the nation's most visited monuments"--
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