The Story of the Lincoln Memorial

by Natalie Miller

Cornerstones of Freedom

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Provides a detailed history of the planning and construction of the national monument honoring Abraham Lincoln.

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Canonical title
The Story of the Lincoln Memorial
Original publication date
1966
People/Characters
Abraham Lincoln
Important places
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., USA
First words
Plans were made to build a huge memorial to Abraham Lincoln in the city of Washington.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Slowly Daniel Chester French walked away. He was content that he had done his best. He felt humbled, too, for the privilege of creating the statue for the place of honor in Henry Bacon's shining, beautiful Memorial.

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Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
975.3History & geographyHistory of North AmericaSoutheastern United States (South Atlantic states)District Of Columbia
LCC
F203.4 .L73 .M5Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin AmericaUnited States local historyDistrict of Columbia. Washington
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English, French
Media
Paper
ISBNs
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