An edition of Liberty's torch (2014)

Liberty's torch

the great adventure to build the Statue of Liberty

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An edition of Liberty's torch (2014)

Liberty's torch

the great adventure to build the Statue of Liberty

First edition.

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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, Frédéric 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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Atlantic Monthly Press
Language
English
Pages
310

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Subjects

Buildings, structures, Buildings, Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.), History, Design and construction, Monuments

People

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904)

Places

New York (State), New York (N.Y.), New York
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Cover of: Liberty's torch
Liberty's torch: the great adventure to build the Statue of Liberty
2014, Atlantic Monthly Press
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Table of Contents

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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-310).

Copyright Date
2014

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
974.7/1
Library of Congress
F128.64.L6 M57 2014, F128.64.L6M57 2014, F128.64.L6 M58 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 310 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
310

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL26888020M
Internet Archive
libertystorchgre0000mitc
ISBN 10
0802122574
ISBN 13
9780802122575
LCCN
2015300783
OCLC/WorldCat
862102486, 880889107

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL19669677W

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