国会大厦：一座美国建筑的非凡传记The Capitol:The Surprising Biography of an American BuildingBrian Jay Jones

基本信息

Book Details

ISBN-13: 9780593185001

ISBN-10: 0593185005

Author: Brian Jay Jones

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Imprint: Dutton / Signet

Format: Hardcover

Number of Pages: 400

Release Date: 6 July 2026

Weight: 614g

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm

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书籍简介

本书由《纽约时报》畅销书《吉姆·汉森》和《成为苏斯博士》的作者撰写，深入探索了美国国会大厦的建造历程。

本书深入挖掘了美国国会大厦的历史，以及建造它的杰出人物，充满了引人入胜的故事和令人惊讶的事实，有力地证明了国会大厦对几代美国人的意义，以及它如何屹立不倒。

《国会大厦》是一部独特的传记，涵盖了建筑、历史、政治、流行文化和种族等诸多方面，以引人入胜的方式探索了国会大厦不为人知的历史；这段历史充满了政治阴谋、暗杀未遂、未遂爆炸和亡命枪手。当然，还有那些幽灵般的猫爪印、神秘的血迹斑斑的台阶，以及数百年来一直令游客着迷的迷人“仙女门”。

本书跨越三个世纪的美国历史，聚焦于历史上那些标志性的、家喻户晓的人物——从乔治·华盛顿到戴维·克罗克特再到罗纳德·里根——以及无数读者可能闻所未闻的鲜活人物，着重讲述奴隶的故事，并认可他们所做出的贡献。

国会大厦的故事就是美国本身的故事，而这部气势恢宏、充满抱负的传记，将完整地讲述这座美国实验核心建筑的故事。

An in-depth exploration of the building of the US Capitol, from New York Times bestselling author of Jim Henson and Becoming Dr. Seuss.

An in-depth exploration of the history of the US Capitol building and the incredible personalities who built it, full of dramatic stories, surprising facts, and offering a powerful testament to what the Capitol has meant to generations of Americans, and how it’s endured.

The Capitol is a unique biography of a place, encompassing architecture, history, politics, popular culture, and race in a fascinating exploration of our Capitol’s secret history; a history rife with political intrigue, assassination attempts, thwarted bombings, and gunmen on the run. Never mind ghostly cat prints, mysteriously bloodstained steps, and charming “fairy doors” that have delighted visitors for hundreds of years.

Spanning across three centuries of American history, it focuses on iconic and easily recognizable names and personalities from the past—from George Washington to Davy Crockett to Ronald Reagan—as well as countless colorful characters readers may not have heard of before, with a focus on restoring the stories of enslaved people and recognizing their contributions.

The story of the Capitol is the story of America itself, and, for the first time, that story will be told in this sweeping, aspirational biography of the building at the very heart of the American experiment.

作者简介

布莱恩·杰伊·琼斯是一位备受赞誉的畅销书作家，著有多位创意天才的传记。他出生于美国中西部，在西南部长大，拥有新墨西哥大学英语学位。二十多年来，他一直担任公共政策分析师和演讲稿撰写人，服务对象包括各级政府的思想领袖和民选官员，其中近十年担任美国参议员。他目前居住在新墨西哥州。

Brian Jay Jones is the critically acclaimed, bestselling biographer of some of the world’s most iconic creative geniuses. Born in the Midwest and raised in the Southwest, Brian has a degree in English from the University of New Mexico. He spent more than two decades as a public policy analyst and speechwriter for thought leaders and elected officials at all levels of government, including nearly ten years in the US Senate. He presently lives in New Mexico.