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Author: Kate Conley Publisher: Core Library ISBN: 9781641852517 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Mount Rushmore, a massive granite carving of four US presidents, is among the most famous landmarks in the United States. Engineering Mount Rushmore introduces readers to its designer, Gutzon Borglum, shows how workers turned a mountain into a monument, and explores how the US government protects the carving today. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author: Kate Conley Publisher: Core Library ISBN: 9781641852517 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Mount Rushmore, a massive granite carving of four US presidents, is among the most famous landmarks in the United States. Engineering Mount Rushmore introduces readers to its designer, Gutzon Borglum, shows how workers turned a mountain into a monument, and explores how the US government protects the carving today. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author: Alicia Z. Klepeis Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC ISBN: 1502629542 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 34
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This iconic monument in South Dakota celebrates presidents who represent the founding, expansion, protection, and preservation of the United States. Carving the heads out of granite also represented a tremendous challenge to the workers and engineers who spent fourteen years laboring in harsh weather to finish the job. This book tells the story of this dangerous and daring project, from conception through completion.
Author: Rex Alan Smith Publisher: WW Norton ISBN: 0789260085 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 40
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The first book to tell the complete story of Rushmore. "I had seen the photographs and the drawings of this great work. And yet, until about ten minutes ago I had no conception of its magnitude, its permanent beauty and its importance." —Franklin Delano Roosevelt, upon first viewing Mount Rushmore, August 30, 1936 Now in paperback, The Carving of Mount Rushmore tells the complete story of the largest and certainly the most spectacular sculpture in existence. More than 60 black-and-white photographs offer unique views of this gargantuan effort, and author Rex Alan Smith—a man born and raised within sight of Rushmore—recounts with the sensitivity of a native son the ongoing struggles of sculptor Gutzon Borglum and his workers.
Author: Julie Murray Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 1617140686 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
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A brief introduction to the construction of the huge sculpture carved into Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota, and to the four presidents represented there.
Author: True Kelley Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0698198913 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 112
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It was world-famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum's dream to carve sixty-foot-high likenesses of four presidents on a granite cliff in South Dakota. Does that sound like a wacky idea? Many at the time thought so. Borglum faced a lot of opposition and problems at every turn; the blasting and carving carried out through the years of the Great Depression when funding for anything was hard to come by. Yet Mount Rushmore now draws almost three million visitors to the Black Hills every year. This is an entertaining chronicle of one man's magnificent obsession, which even today sparks controversy.
Author: Carol M. Highsmith Publisher: Crescent ISBN: 9780517219539 Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 72
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Renowned photographer Carol M. Highsmith and writer Ted Landphair take a fresh look at some of the most remarkable structures ever built in America. Many of the sights included, such as Hoover Dam, were built to serve a critical function; for others, like the St. Louis Arch or Mount Rushmore, the function was purely aesthetic or commemorative. But all are notable for their scale and the technological genius that went into constructing them. Travel-pictorial wizards Highsmith and Landphair turn themselves here to the wonder of industrial America. The "can-do" American spirit resonates behind every one of the sights included. A tribute to some of the most enterprising, ingenious, and visionary minds of the last century, this volume also reminds us of the lives lost and risks taken to get the job done. The fantastic oversize full-color photos of marvels like the Washington Monument, Brooklyn Bridge, and the 7.7-mile long Flathead Tunnel in Montana--the world's seventh longest railroad tunnel--are an unforgettable chronicle of American engineering at its best.
Author: Barbara M. Linde Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP ISBN: 153822898X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
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Why would anyone want to carve enormous faces into a piece of solid rock in the Black Hills of South Dakota? Why not! This book whisks readers away to view the incredible stone monument. Each spread is filled with age-appropriate details about the "Shrine of Democracy." Readers will learn about the initial idea to promote tourism, how the monument was carved, funding difficulties, the numbers of workers, the number of yearly visitors, and how the monument got its name. Eye-catching photographs help readers understand the massive scope of this project.
Author: Lou Del Bianco Publisher: ISBN: 9780998998749 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 350
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Sometimes history does not tell you the whole story. When 8-year-old Lou Del Bianco finds out that his Grandpa Luigi was the Chief Carver on Mount Rushmore, his young life is instantly changed. Follow Lou's journey as he and his Uncle Caesar make the painful discovery that Luigi is not even mentioned in the most definitive book on Rushmore. Cheer them on as you read the historic documents they unearth from the Library of Congress that not only tell Luigi's story but also prove his great importance. Finally, ride the roller-coaster of the 25 year journey to get Luigi the recognition he deserves. Out of Rushmore's Shadow is the dramatic and touching story of Luigi's legacy and the immigrant's struggle.
Author: Kate Conley
Author: Kate Conley
Author: Alicia Z. Klepeis
Author: Rex Alan Smith
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Author: Julie Murray
Author: True Kelley
Author: Carol M. Highsmith
Author: Alicia Klepeis
Author: Barbara M. Linde
Author: Lou Del Bianco