Mount Rushmore National Memorial

by Various

12 chapters1h 30mEnglish1948

About this book

This publication of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Society of the Black Hills presents the history and description of one of the most iconic colossal sculptures of the world. Originally conceived by Doane Robinson of South Dakota, the memorial was designed by renowned sculptor, Gutzon Borglum who also gave oversight of the construction along with his son Lincoln. It depicts four U.S. Presidents – Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Chapters (12)

1Foreword

181

2The Mighty Works of Borglum

854

3From the Beginning

1090

4The Role of the National Park Service

322

5The Antiquity of Mount Rushmore

377

6The Hall of Records and Great Stairway

511

7George Washington

411

8Thomas Jefferson

370

9Abraham Lincoln

406

10Theodore Roosevelt

376

11As Great Men Saw It

131

12Mount Rushmore National Memorial Society of Black Hills

418

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

About this book

Chapters (12)

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