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arold Holzer’s gracefully written and ’s finely adapted and edited “For the People” was worth the price of a subscription—and more. Having spent 22 years of my life working in the District of Columbia, I eventually succumbed to the familiarity with its monuments that breeds, not contempt, but a certain degree of apathy. This article re-stirred my appreciation for French’s powerful image, which, as the author correctly observes, has gained in significance for

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