True Secrets of Washington, D.C. Revealed! (Paperback)

by Scott Gutelius (Author), Marcus Varner (Author), Daniel Reynen (Author), Carol Varner (Author) "Who were the first inhabitants of Washington, D.C.?..." (more)
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Product Description
Washington, D.C. is the Capital of the United States. Every year millions of visitors tour the many museums and historical sites. But do you know the REAL story behind many of these famous people and places?

For example: Did you know there was once a "curse" on the President of the United States? Or where you can see a reproduction of the Roman Catacombs in Washington? Or how the location of our Capital City was decided through political compromise? Answers to these questions and many more can be found in this handy book for visitors and locals alike.

It's called "True Secrets of Washington, D.C. Revealed!"

Full of questions and answers starting with the earliest inhabitants of the Potomac to modern times. The questions are carefully researched, photographed and indexed for your reading or browsing pleasure.

About the Author
Scott Gutelius is the color commentator for Eden Entertainment Ltd., Inc. He lived just off 18th and Columbia in Adams Morgan for a while, employed as a door-to-door encyclopedia salesman. Gutelius would like to remind his former employers in Alexandria, who will remain nameless on advice of counsel, that they still owe him about $4,000. He was last seen trying to bribe a Metro driver to take him back to Key West.

Carol Varner had the opportunity to live near Washington, D.C. and she likes to describe that time as, "living near history." Her two sons thought it was "Mom dragging children through nearly every living museum and monument ever built in history." Carol thinks the Washington, D.C. experience can best be summed up as, "An intimate view of the nation that rose up from obscurity to become leader of the free world...and really tired feet from all that walking."

Marcus Varner is a Scorpio. His favorite color is bluish-yellowy-greenish-red. We still haven't figured out exactly what Marcus actually does at Eden Entertainment, but we tolerate his occasional suggestions. As a child, Mr. Varner used to escape from his mother's "educational tours" of Washington, D.C. so he could hang out under the model of the giant blue whale at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. He is a very strange person.

Daniel Reynen is the President of Eden Entertainment Ltd., Inc., a large, soulless, multinational corporation hell-bent on world domination. Fearless Leader, as President Reynen likes to be called, is currently lobbying Congress to create a cabinet level position for him. President Reynen doesn't really care what he would be in charge of; he just wants to have the words, "Presidential Appointee" printed on his business cards. We love Fearless Leader.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Eden Entertainment Limited, Inc. (November 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0967281970
• ISBN-13: 978-0967281971
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,556,200 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank Goodness for This Book!, July 22, 2007

By	Allen Woods "American Wanderer" (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was familiar with the Key West book by the same authors, so when I visited D.C. I wanted something similar. Give me the history (the real stuff, not what tour guides make up) and present it in a fun way. This book delivers.

I read it before my trip and made a list of the places I wanted to see. Then I carried it with me, so when I saw something interesting, I could look it up in the great index.

This book helped me see all the great stuff, plus a lot of "hidden treasures" that most people walk right by. I give it my highest recommendation.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent smattering of historical tidbits, much like a D.C. vacation, June 9, 2009

By	Lezli D. Hammon "Lezli H." (Pensacola) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

An enjoyable broad offering of truly interesting facts told in an often sarcastic manner. Plenty of photographs further increase the readers knowledge and pleasure in this question and answer formatted book. A suitable read for young teens, as well as adults. I put it down on my chair in the airport and had to rescue my copy from a curious plunderer. I wish it would have contained a map that allowed the reader to visualize where the landmarks are in the territory.