Enlightening the World : The Creation of the Statue of Liberty.
Khan, Yasmin Sabina.
Enlightening the World : The Creation of the Statue of Liberty. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (240 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Idea -- 2. A Champion of Liberty -- 3. Bonds of Friendship -- 4. The French Sculptor -- 5. Bartholdi's Tour of America and the American Architect -- 6. Washington, D.C., as a National Symbol -- 7. Bartholdi's Design -- 8. The Statue Takes Shape -- 9. The American Committee and the French Engineers -- 10. Hunt Designs a Pedestal -- 11. Fundraising and a Visionary Sonnet -- 12. The Unveiling -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Conceived in the aftermath of the American Civil War and the grief that swept France over the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the Statue of Liberty has been a potent symbol of the nation's highest ideals since it was unveiled in 1886. Dramatically.
9780801460210
Bartholdi, Frédéric Auguste, -- 1834-1904.
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
Monuments -- New York (State) -- New York -- Design and construction.
New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History.
United States -- Relations -- France.
France -- Relations -- United States.
Electronic books.
F128
974.7/1
Enlightening the World : The Creation of the Statue of Liberty. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (240 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Idea -- 2. A Champion of Liberty -- 3. Bonds of Friendship -- 4. The French Sculptor -- 5. Bartholdi's Tour of America and the American Architect -- 6. Washington, D.C., as a National Symbol -- 7. Bartholdi's Design -- 8. The Statue Takes Shape -- 9. The American Committee and the French Engineers -- 10. Hunt Designs a Pedestal -- 11. Fundraising and a Visionary Sonnet -- 12. The Unveiling -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Conceived in the aftermath of the American Civil War and the grief that swept France over the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the Statue of Liberty has been a potent symbol of the nation's highest ideals since it was unveiled in 1886. Dramatically.
9780801460210
Bartholdi, Frédéric Auguste, -- 1834-1904.
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
Monuments -- New York (State) -- New York -- Design and construction.
New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History.
United States -- Relations -- France.
France -- Relations -- United States.
Electronic books.
F128
974.7/1