Saving Lady Liberty Joseph Pulitzer's fight for the Statue of Liberty
When Joseph Pulitzer first saw the Statue of Liberty's head in Paris, he shared sculptor Auguste Bartholdi's dream of seeing France's gift of friendship stand in the New York harbor. Pulitzer loved words, and the word he loved best was liberty. Frustrated that many, especially wealthy...
| Main Author: | Friddell, Claudia (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Innerst, Stacy (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
When Joseph Pulitzer first saw the Statue of Liberty's head in Paris, he shared sculptor Auguste Bartholdi's dream of seeing France's gift of friendship stand in the New York harbor. Pulitzer loved words, and the word he loved best was liberty. Frustrated that many, especially wealthy New Yorkers, were not interested in paying for the statue's needed pedestal, Pulitzer used his newspaper, the New York World, to call on all Americans to contribute. Claudia Friddell's text and Stacy Innerst's illustrations capture this inspiring story of how one immigrant brought together young and old, rich and poor, to raise funds for the completion of a treasured national monument. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781684371303 1684371309 |
| Author Notes: |
Stacy Innerst is the award-winning illustrator of multiple picture books, including Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Jonah Winter, The Music in George's Head by Suzanne Slade, and Thomas Jefferson Grows a Nation by Peggy Thomas. Visit stacyinnerst.com. |