David Sundman writes:

Fortress of Finance: The United States Treasury Building, the Treasury Historical Association'saward-winning book on the history of the National Historic Landmark TreasuryBuilding next to the White House and the predecessor Treasury Office is the result of overeight years of research by architectural historian Pamela Scott, author of Temple of Liberty,a history of the U.S. Capitol Building, and co-author of Buildings of the District of Columbia.

She has developed a captivating account of the construction of the Building and its uniquearchitectural features that have made it one of Washington, DC's most magnificent structures.The book includes an appendix with a summary of histories of the Treasury's currentbureaus and those now in other departments and agencies.

Fortress of Finance: The United States Treasury Building . . .

� Received Independent Publishers' second-place award in 2010 Mid-Atlantic Non-Fiction category of books.

� Is a substantial hardback book, over 3 pounds, about 8-1/2 by 11 inches, with 336 pages, printed on high-quality matte coatedpaper, with wrap-around illustrated heavy paper dustcover.

� Contains 185 images of historic drawings, blueprints, etchings, paintings and photographs, ranging from sepia, black-and-whiteand color-tinted to 21st-century full-color digital images.

� Has an elegant "leather-effect" case wrap, gold-stamp title on front and spine, with sections of the book) stitched to the binding,for long lasting quality of the book.

� Can serve as a great Christmas or holiday gift for yourself or others.The regular retail price for Fortress of Finance is $55.00, plus $5.00 shipping and handling. However, THA Members will begiven Free Shipping OR a Free Gold-Finished Treasury Building Bookmark for orders placed through December 5, 2011 only.

To order, see:www.treasuryhistoricalassn.org/newsletters/Advertisement7P.pdf