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Enlightening the world : the creation of the Statue of Liberty
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Enlightening the world : the creation of the Statue of Liberty

Author: Yasmin Sabina Khan
Publisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2010.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A history of the Statue of Liberty that discusses the design of the sculpture, the people who created it, and the events in France and the United States that influenced them.
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Named Person: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi; Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi; Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Yasmin Sabina Khan
ISBN: 9780801448515 0801448514
OCLC Number: 435628989
Description: viii, 231 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: The idea --
A champion of liberty --
Bonds of friendship --
The French sculptor --
Bartholdi's tour of America and the American architect --
Washington, D.C., as a national symbol --
Bartholdi's design --
The statue takes shape --
The American committee and the French engineers --
Hunt designs a pedestal --
Fundraising and a visionary sonnet --
The unveiling.
Responsibility: Yasmin Sabina Khan.

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A history of the Statue of Liberty that discusses the design of the sculpture, the people who created it, and the events in France and the United States that influenced them.

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