Liberty's torch: the great adventure to build the Statue of Liberty
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...
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| Summary: | 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, Frederic 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 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 310 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrations |
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| spelling | Mitchell, Elizabeth 1966- Verfasser aut Liberty's torch the great adventure to build the Statue of Liberty Elizabeth Mitchell First edition New York Atlantic Monthly Press [2014] 1 online resource (xv, 310 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrations txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on print version record Prologue - The idea. Our hero emerges from the clay ; Bartholdi down the Black Nile ; The Khedive refuses ; War and Garibaldi ; Paris in rubble -- The gamble. America, the bewildering ; The workshop of the giant hand ; Making a spectacle ; Eiffel props the giantess ; The engineer and the newspaperman ; The blessing ; Liberty sets sail ; Pulitzer's army and other helpers -- The triumph. Liberty unveiled -- Epilogue 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, Frederic 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 Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste 1834-1904 Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) History Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Mitchell, Elizabeth, 1966- Liberty's torch : the great adventure to build the Statue of Liberty First edition New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2014 xv, 310 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates 9780802122575 |
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