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Enlightening the World : The Creation of the Statue of Liberty.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2010Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (240 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801460210
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Enlightening the WorldDDC classification:
  • 974.7/1
LOC classification:
  • F128
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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