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Loading... Liberty's Torch: The Great Adventure to Build the Statue of Libertyby Elizabeth Mitchell
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I learned so much from this book but at times it was a very dry read. ( ) A detailed history of both the artist and the statue and its long road from development to completion. It is a wonder that the Statue of Liberty was ever built because its faced major hurdles all along the way not just in design but more importantly in funding. The United States and France were to share the cost but while the French fairly quickly paid for the statue itself the US could not find donors to pay for its base. Were it not for Joseph Pulitzer (newspaper fame) taking the fundraising under his wing we might never have seen this wonderful monument built. This and many other insights are shown in this highly informative book. no reviews | add a review
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The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world, a powerful symbol of freedom and the American dream. For decades, the myth has persisted that the statue was a grand gift from France, but Mitchell reveals how she was in fact the pet project of one quixotic and visionary French sculptor, Fre de ric Auguste Bartholdi. Bartholdi not only forged this 151-foot-tall colossus in a workshop in Paris and transported her across the ocean, but battled to raise money for the statue and make her a reality. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)974.71History and Geography North America Northeastern U.S. New York New York (city)LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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