Sentinel
Subtitle: the unlikely origins of the Statue of Liberty
By: Francesca Lidia Viano
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 577
ISBN-13: 9780674975606
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.); History
Description: Icon of freedom and multiethnic democracy, memorial to Franco-American friendship--the lofty meanings we accord the Statue of Liberty today obscure its turbulent origins in 19th-century politics and art. Francesca Lidia Viano reveals that vibrant history in the fullest account yet of the people and ideas that brought the lady of the harbor to life.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Sea-bound comet; title: The winter party; title: The fondeur; title: An American astray; title: The sin of color; title: The road to hell; title: The atelier of the exiles; title: Monsters out; title: Lighthouses of the world; title: Hidden devils; title: Queen of the South; title: Fables of madness; title: Cuckoo apocalypse; title: The veiled valkyrie; title: Hemisphere conversion; title: Revenge; title: The American scene; title: Stella; title: Adorable woman; title: Autopsia; title: The democratic watch; title: Open tomb; title: Childrens' touch; title: The Phantom of the Opera; title: Miscendo utile dulce; title: Advise to all nations; title: The idea; title: Epilogue. Dot-dot-dot-dash.