Elise Hartman Ford has written for the Washington Post, Washingtonian Magazine, Ladies Home Journal and countless other publications. Ford is the author of several guidebooks and the author of the bestselling Travel App, Washington, DC A to Z. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Coming off a year of commemorations of important anniversaries -- the end of the Civil War, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln -- our carefully-revised and up-to-date Easy Guide to the nation's capital tells of recent additions to the city's attractions that make it more compelling than ever. The worth of this easy-to-carry, easy-to-consult, 320-page guidebook is shown by its standing as the fifth most popular of all 70 Frommer's travel guides, a testament to the skills of its author.