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100 1 _aKhan, Yasmin Sabina.
245 1 0 _aEnlightening the World :
_bThe Creation of the Statue of Liberty.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aIthaca :
_bCornell University Press,
_c2010.
264 4 _c©2011.
300 _a1 online resource (240 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aIntro -- 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.
520 _aConceived 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.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aBartholdi, Frédéric Auguste, -- 1834-1904.
650 0 _aStatue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
650 0 _aMonuments -- New York (State) -- New York -- Design and construction.
650 0 _aNew York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History.
650 0 _aUnited States -- Relations -- France.
650 0 _aFrance -- Relations -- United States.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aKhan, Yasmin Sabina
_tEnlightening the World
_dIthaca : Cornell University Press,c2010
_z9780801448515
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3138081
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