Main entry:

Doubek, Robert W.

Title & Author:

Creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial : the inside story / Robert W. Doubek.

Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]

Description:

x, 311 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
"What about a memorial?" -- The man and the idea -- 144.50 -- The West Pointer and the sculptor -- Friends in high places -- New recruits but bunko too -- Two acres -- 'National velvet' -- The buck, the millionaire, and action on all fronts -- Crisis on the Hill, but promise of a rose garden -- Design disputes -- The fundraising maze -- Not afraid of Virginia Woolf -- Burning out -- The largest architectural design competition ever -- "What the hell is that?" -- Unveiling and reaction -- Who's the real mother? -- The sacred names and the inscription -- Our opponents take the field -- "A nasty five hours" -- Prefixes -- Moving dirt and molding clay -- "Art war" -- "A felt need in this country for healing" -- Our moment -- The truce ends -- The diva sings -- Safe at home, but no applause -- "Our Parthenon".

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780786479092 (softcover ; alk. paper)
0786479094 (softcover ; alk. paper)
(ebook)
9781476619880

Subject:

Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.) History.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Monuments Washington (D.C.)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.) Histoire.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Monuments Washington (D.C.)
Buildings
Monuments
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Washington (D.C.)

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Doubek, Robert W.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 299431
Call No.: BIB 245550
Status: Available