Bibliograph

The Statue of Liberty, a transatlantic story, Edward Berenson

Type

Label

The Statue of Liberty, a transatlantic story, Edward Berenson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Statue of Liberty

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

759174119

Responsibility statement

Edward Berenson

Series statement

Icons of America

Sub title

a transatlantic story

Summary

A universally recognized icon, the Statue of Liberty is perhaps the most beloved of all American symbols. Yet no one living in 1885, when the crated monument arrived in New York Harbor, could have foreseen the central place the Statue of Liberty would come to occupy in the American imagination. With the particular insights of a cultural historian and scholar of French history, Edward Berenson tells the little-known stories of the statue's improbable beginnings, transatlantic connections, and the changing meanings it has held for each successive American generation. --from publisher description

Table Of Contents

The idea -- Paying for it -- Building it -- American reticence? -- The unveiling -- Huddled masses -- From neglect to commemoration -- The popular imagination -- Restoration -- The centennial celebration -- Coda : 2011

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