The Statue of Liberty Encyclopedia
Publisher: New Line Books
Published: January 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781597640633
Subjects: United States - Mid Atlantic - New York City; Travel; Sociology; United States - State & Local - General; Americana; NEW YORK (N.Y.)_BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, ETC.; STATUE OF LIBERTY (NEW YORK, N.Y.); Travel / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA); United States - Northeast - Middle Atlantic (General)
First sentence: About, Edmond Francois Valentin (b. 14 February 1828, Dieuze, Lorraine, France; d. 16 January 1885, Paris, France). Author and journalist. About was a friend of Auguste Bartholdi and came to know and admire the sculptor's mother, Madame Charlotte Bartholdi, whom he met during his many visits to the family's house in Colmar.