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Author Reston, James, Jr., 1941-2023, author.

Title A rift in the Earth : art, memory, and the fight for a Vietnam War memorial / James Reston, Jr.

Publisher New York : Arcade Publishing, 2017.

ISBN/ISSN/Media No. 40027444785
ISBN 9781628728569 (hardcover)
1628728566 (hardcover)



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Edition First edition.
Description xi, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents It shall not come near to you -- Remember us -- Nothing to add, nothing to take away -- And the winner is -- Fight as hard as you can -- Blowback -- Ex nihilo -- How Chinese are you? -- A breach of faith -- Dedication -- A kind of ocean -- The troubled marriage of true minds -- Epilogue: the noise of your songs.
Summary Explores the decision over what kind of memorial should be built to honor the veterans of the Vietnam War, highlighting two key figures in the process--Maya Lin, whose design was chosen, and Frederick Hart, a sculptor.
Audience Adult Brodart.
Subject Lin, Maya, 1959- creator.
Hart, Frederick, 1943-1999, sculptor.
Subject(S) Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.) -- History.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Monuments -- Washington (D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
ISBN/ISSN/Media No. 40027444785
ISBN 9781628728569 (hardcover)
1628728566 (hardcover)