Main entry:

Burchard, S. H., author.

Title & Author:

The Statue of Liberty : birth to rebirth / by Sue Burchard ; illustrated with photographs.

Publication:

San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1985]
©1985.

Description:

vi, 199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-194) and index.
A visit to the statue -- The birth of an idea -- Liberty becomes a reality -- Three geniuses at work -- Liberty arrives in America -- Her first years -- Liberty as the "mother of exiles" -- A new role for Liberty -- Liberty becomes a national monument -- The state turns fifty -- The war and its aftermath -- The master plan is completed -- The troubled sixties -- Protests and a celebration -- A climb leads to restoration plans -- The people come to the rescue again -- The lady turns one hundred.

Summary:

Traces the history of the Statue of Liberty from its conception to its centennial with emphasis on the statue's restoration, its significance through the years, and the plans for the 1986 centennial celebration.

ISBN:

0152799699
9780152799694

Subject:

Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) Juvenile literature.
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)
National monuments.
Statues.
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Buildings.
Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.) Juvenile literature.
New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc. Juvenile literature.
Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. et N.J.) Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
New York (State) New York.
United States Statue of Liberty National Monument.

Form/genre:

Literature.
Juvenile works.
Littérature.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 5428
Call No.: ID:87-B12406
Status: Available