An edition of Mount Rushmore (1952)

Mount Rushmore

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An edition of Mount Rushmore (1952)

Mount Rushmore

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This is the story of the "four faces" carved in granite in the Black Hills of South Dakota -- the sculptures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. The story of how the memorial came to be is a fascinating one. The carving was plagued by great financial difficulties from inception to completion, by engineering challenges and personality conflicts. The author has recounted events objectively, yet vividly, with warmth and humanity. The man who worked the longest and hardest on the project was sculptor Gutzon Borglum. He was the temperamental genius who molded a mountain into a monument to his beloved America. The carving represents the "most flamboyant attempt ever made by man to preserve his heritage for future generations." Due to his efforts, countless thousands of Americans make their way to this "shrine of democracy" every year. - Back cover.

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Mount Rushmore History Association
Language
English

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History, Mount Rushmore National Memorial

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Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941)

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.)
Edition Availability
Cover of: Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore
2005, Mount Rushmore History Association
Paperback in English
Cover of: Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore
June 1980, Univ of Oklahoma Pr
Paperback in English
Cover of: Mount Rushmore.
Mount Rushmore.
1971, University of Oklahoma Press
in English
Cover of: Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore
1964, University of Oklahoma Press
in English
Cover of: Mount Rushmore.
Mount Rushmore.
1952, University of Oklahoma Press
in English - [1st ed.]

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Table of Contents

In the beginning
Mountain sculptor
A garden of the gods
Stone Mountain
We'll call the damn thing Rushmore
Dedication : 1925
President Coolidge visits
Manna from Washington
History for the ages
Dimes and dollars
Nothing succeeds like results
Conflict and crisis
Indulgent Uncle Sam
The figure of Washington is
The unveiling of Lincoln
The flush of victory
Alone at the helm
Viking stock overdoes
Afterglow
For the ages
Chronology

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.
1952 ed. with minor corrections and additions.

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Keystone, SD

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
730/.92
Library of Congress
NB237.B6 F5 2005

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xxiii, 302 p.
Dimensions
20 x x centimeters

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3394514M
Internet Archive
mountrushmore0000fite_f6p6
ISBN 10
096467985X
ISBN 13
9780964679856
LCCN
2005005565
Library Thing
1841779
Goodreads
4612208

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1263286W

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