Learnhow a man in France who longed for democracy and freedom set forth on a missionto build the ultimate symbol of freedom for America. This book chronicles Edouard de Laboulaye’sefforts to build the massive statue, how it was built, and ultimatelytransported in pieces to America where it makes its home to this day in NewYork Harbor. Interesting facts foundthroughout including how many sheets of copper were used, the number of stairsto climb to the top, and how many rivets were needed to secure the copper tothe internal skeleton. Featured in thebook are archival photographs, chronology of events listing, additional readingand website recommendations, chapter notes, glossary, and index.
Learnhow a man in France who longed for democracy and freedom set forth on a missionto build the ultimate symbol of freedom for America. This book chronicles Edouard de Laboulaye’sefforts to build the massive statue, how it was built, and ultimatelytransported in pieces to America where it makes its home to this day in NewYork Harbor. Featured in the book arearchival photographs, chronology of events listing, additional reading andwebsite recommendations, chapter notes, glossary, and index.