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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 now Liberty's Torch reveals how she was in fact the pet project of one quixoti...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mitchell, Elizabeth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Grove/Atlantic, Inc., 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; LIBERTY'S TORCH; Also by Elizabeth Mitchell; LIBERTY'S TORCH; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Prologue; Book I; 1 Our Hero Emerges from the Clay; 2 Bartholdi Down the Black Nile; 3 The Khedive Refuses; 4 War and Garibaldi; 5 Paris in Rubble; Book II; 6 America, the Bewildering; 7 The Workshop of the Giant Hand; 8 Making a Spectacle; Photo Insert; 9 Eiffel Props the Giantess; 10 The Engineer and the Newspaperman; 11 The Blessing; 12 Liberty Sets Sail; 13 Pulitzer's Army and Other Helpers; Book III; 14 Liberty Unveiled; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Back Cover