A propos de l'auteur
Lenore Skomal is the author of fourteen books, including Lady Liberty: The History of the Statue of Liberty. Her weekly humor column and videocast (goerie.com) has won numerous Society of Professional Journalist awards. She lives in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Œuvres de Lenore Skomal
The Keeper of Lime Rock: The Remarkable True Story of Ida Lewis, America's Most Celebrated Lighthouse Keeper (2001) 53 exemplaires
The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter: The Remarkable True Story of American Heroine Ida Lewis (2010) 33 exemplaires
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to become an amazing little book, complete with vintage replica pockets.
For those of us who never learned, or the historians among us who may have forgotten,
"Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift, not from the French government, but from donations of money,
time, and expertise from the People of France!
As a symbol of light, friendship, and the eternal bond between our countries, the Lady had a long and challenging journey
from Bartholdi's feelings about the loss of Alsace-Lorraine to the raising of needed funds by the People of the U.S.
to pay for construction of her base and pedestal.
This is definitely one to add to the family library.… (plus d'informations)