The Story of the Lincoln Memorial
Author:
Natalie Miller
Illustrator:
Tom Dunnington
Publication:
1966 by Children's Press
Genre:
Art, History, Non-fiction
Series:
Cornerstones of Freedom (Illustrated Cover with White/Colored Stripe)
Pages:
31
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IN THIS TEMPLE . . . THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ENSHRINED FOREVER.
Today, the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. is one of the most treasured sites in our country. But for nearly 50 years the idea for a national monument to Abraham Lincoln was only a dream. This is the story of how the Memorial was conceived and of the men who built it—sculptor Daniel French who created the model, and the Italian immigrants who carved it out of snow-white Colorado marble.
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Natalie Miller
AmericanNatalie Miller was born in Maine, grew up in Massachusetts, and majored in history at Beaver College in Pennsylvania. Since 1941 hers has been an Ar... See more
Tom Dunnington
1928 - 2013American
Tom Dunnington grew up in Iowa and Minnesota. He began his art training in Indiana and continued it at the Art Institute and the American Academy of... See more
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