Saving Lady Liberty: Joseph Pulitzer's Fight for the Statue of Liberty
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- Synopsis
- NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade BookHere is the story of how the Statue of Liberty got its pedestal when Joseph Pulitzer, a Jewish immigrant and famous newsman, created one of the first American crowdfunding campaigns to raise money for it.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.
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 48 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781635923667
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781684371303
- Publisher:
- Astra Publishing House
- Date of Addition:
- 11/13/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Claudia Friddell
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Grade Levels:
- Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade
- Reading Age:
- 7–10
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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