Liberty's Torch

Liberty's Torch
Author :
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Total Pages : 293
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780802192554
ISBN-13 : 0802192556
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Liberty's Torch by : Elizabeth Mitchell

Download or read book Liberty's Torch written by Elizabeth Mitchell and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2014-07-02 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Turns out that what you thought you knew about Lady Liberty is dead wrong. Learn the truth in this fascinating account.” —O, The Oprah Magazine 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 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. A young sculptor inspired by a trip to Egypt where he saw the pyramids and Sphinx, he traveled to America, carrying with him the idea of a colossal statue of a woman. There he enlisted the help of notable people of the age—including Ulysses S. Grant, Joseph Pulitzer, Victor Hugo, Gustave Eiffel, and Thomas Edison—to help his scheme. He also came up with inventive ideas to raise money, including exhibiting the torch at the Philadelphia world’s fair and charging people to climb up inside. While the French and American governments dithered, Bartholdi made the statue a reality by his own entrepreneurship, vision, and determination. “By explaining Liberty’s tortured history and resurrecting Bartholdi’s indomitable spirit, Mitchell has done a great service. This is narrative history, well told. It is history that connects us to our past and—hopefully—to our future.” —Los Angeles Times


Liberty's Torch Related Books

Liberty's Torch
Language: en
Pages: 293
Authors: Elizabeth Mitchell
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-07-02 - Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

“Turns out that what you thought you knew about Lady Liberty is dead wrong. Learn the truth in this fascinating account.” —O, The Oprah Magazine The Statu
Captain America
Language: en
Pages: 308
Authors: Tony Isabella
Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: Berkley

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Captured by a vicious militia group called Liberty's Torch, Cap is put on trial for the imagined crimes of America. Forced to defend himself in a hostile courtr
Liberty's Torch
Language: en
Pages: 338
Authors: Elizabeth Mitchell
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014 - Publisher: Grove Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Statue of Liberty has become one of the most recognizable monuments in the world: a symbol of freedom and the American Dream. But the story of the creation
My Little Golden Book About the Statue of Liberty
Language: en
Pages: 26
Authors: Jen Arena
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-05-08 - Publisher: Golden Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Now the littlest readers can learn about how the Statue of Liberty came to be—and what it means to people all over the world. In this engaging book, preschool
Enlightening the World
Language: en
Pages: 241
Authors: Yasmin Sabina Khan
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-06-15 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Conceived in the aftermath of the American Civil War and the grief that swept France over the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the Statue of Liberty has been a