America's Shrine of Democracy

America's Shrine of Democracy

Author: T. D. Griffith

Publisher: Mount Rushmore History Asso

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780964679863

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A pictorial history of J. Gutzon Borglum's shrine to four U.S. presidents, Mt. Rushmore.


Monument

Monument

Author: Robert Dallek

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2020-05-05

Total Pages: 994

ISBN-13: 1684129257

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From personal correspondence to presidential speeches and documents, Monument: Four Presidents Who Sculpted America explores the written words of the men forever remembered on the face of Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota. Originally a project to boost tourism, the sculpture received congressional approval in 1925, and construction was completed in 1941, shortly after the death of sculptor Gutzon Borglum. Canterbury Classics has gathered historic documents penned by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt into this beautiful leather-bound volume, and added introductions by learned scholars to outline the contribution each president made to the birth, growth, development, and preservation of the United States. Also included is the story of how Mount Rushmore came to be, and a foreword written by historian Robert Dallek. With more than two million visitors annually, Mount Rushmore lives up to its status as a “Shrine of Democracy,” and this rich piece of U.S. history is preserved in this timeless collectible edition.


Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore

Author: Julie Murray

Publisher: ABDO

Published: 2016-12-15

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 1680796232

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Readers will learn about what Mount Rushmore is, how it was built, and the faces that are carved into the side of the mountain. The title is complete with historical and modern images, bolded glossary terms, a More Facts page, and a picture glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.


Mount Rushmore Q & A

Mount Rushmore Q & A

Author: Don Clifford

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780975300602

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A worker on the project to construct Mount Rushmore answers questions posed to him over the years about the memorial.


The Carving of Mount Rushmore

The Carving of Mount Rushmore

Author: Rex Alan Smith

Publisher: WW Norton

Published: 2011-10-18

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0789260085

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The first book to tell the complete story of Rushmore. "I had seen the photographs and the drawings of this great work. And yet, until about ten minutes ago I had no conception of its magnitude, its permanent beauty and its importance." —Franklin Delano Roosevelt, upon first viewing Mount Rushmore, August 30, 1936 Now in paperback, The Carving of Mount Rushmore tells the complete story of the largest and certainly the most spectacular sculpture in existence. More than 60 black-and-white photographs offer unique views of this gargantuan effort, and author Rex Alan Smith—a man born and raised within sight of Rushmore—recounts with the sensitivity of a native son the ongoing struggles of sculptor Gutzon Borglum and his workers.


Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore

Author: Lincoln Borglum

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780887140747

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The complete story of Guzton Borglum's carving of this magnificient shrine of democracy Is told by his "right arm," his son Lincoln. This 9" x 12" book is overflowing with beautiful photos and interpretive text on this National Park for your enjoyment.


Recarving Rushmore

Recarving Rushmore

Author: Ivan Eland

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781598131291

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"Updated rankings from George Washington to Barack Obama."


In God's Country

In God's Country

Author: John A. Sundby

Publisher: B. Terrell Publisher

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9781569440650

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An anthology of color photographs of Western South Dakota by a native South Dakotan father and son.


Independence Hall in American Memory

Independence Hall in American Memory

Author: Charlene Mires

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2015-11-04

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0812204239

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Independence Hall is a place Americans think they know well. Within its walls the Continental Congress declared independence in 1776, and in 1787 the Founding Fathers drafted the U.S. Constitution there. Painstakingly restored to evoke these momentous events, the building appears to have passed through time unscathed, from the heady days of the American Revolution to today. But Independence Hall is more than a symbol of the young nation. Beyond this, according to Charlene Mires, it has a long and varied history of changing uses in an urban environment, almost all of which have been forgotten. In Independence Hall, Mires rediscovers and chronicles the lost history of Independence Hall, in the process exploring the shifting perceptions of this most important building in America's popular imagination. According to Mires, the significance of Independence Hall cannot be fully appreciated without assessing the full range of political, cultural, and social history that has swirled about it for nearly three centuries. During its existence, it has functioned as a civic and cultural center, a political arena and courtroom, and a magnet for public celebrations and demonstrations. Artists such as Thomas Sully frequented Independence Square when Philadelphia served as the nation's capital during the 1790s, and portraitist Charles Willson Peale merged the arts, sciences, and public interest when he transformed a portion of the hall into a center for natural science in 1802. In the 1850s, hearings for accused fugitive slaves who faced the loss of freedom were held, ironically, in this famous birthplace of American independence. Over the years Philadelphians have used the old state house and its public square in a multitude of ways that have transformed it into an arena of conflict: labor grievances have echoed regularly in Independence Square since the 1830s, while civil rights protesters exercised their right to free speech in the turbulent 1960s. As much as the Founding Fathers, these people and events illuminate the building's significance as a cultural symbol.