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SAVING LADY LIBERTY: JOSEPH PULITZER’S FIGHT FOR THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

Claudia Friddell, illustrated by Stacy Innerst

This picture-book biography traces Joseph Pulitzer’s immigration story and his part in raising money for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal. It begins when Pulitzer sees the statue’s head in Paris and shares sculptor Auguste Bartholdi’s hope that France’s gift will stand in New York Harbor. Back matter provides an afterword, facts, a timeline, and a bibliography.

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Themes
Government And Civics · History · Immigration And Migration
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Published
March 18, 2020
Pages
48
ISBN-13
9781684371303
Language
English
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