Objects of Liberty

Objects of Liberty
Author: Pamela Buck
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2024-03-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1644533340

Objects of Liberty explores the prevalence of souvenirs in British women’s writing during the French Revolution and Napoleonic era. It argues that women writers employed the material and memorial object of the souvenir to circulate revolutionary ideas and engage in the masculine realm of political debate. While souvenir collecting was a standard practice of privileged men on the eighteenth-century Grand Tour, women began to partake in this endeavor as political events in France heightened interest in travel to the Continent. Looking at travel accounts by Helen Maria Williams, Mary Wollstonecraft, Catherine and Martha Wilmot, Charlotte Eaton, and Mary Shelley, this study reveals how they used souvenirs to affect political thought in Britain and contribute to conversations about individual and national identity. At a time when gendered beliefs precluded women from full citizenship, they used souvenirs to redefine themselves as legitimate political actors. Objects of Liberty is a story about the ways that women established political power and agency through material culture.

Liberties with Liberty

Liberties with Liberty
Author: Nancy Jo Fox
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1986
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

This book is really a gallery of illustrations, from cartoons to intricate paintings, that tell the story of the Statue of Liberty.

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty
Author: Barry Moreno
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2017-02-27
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1439659591

The world's most famous sculpture, the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Enlightening the World, rises to a height of 305 feet from the base of her pedestal to the top of the golden flame of her torch. Conceived, designed, and originally built in France, she was unveiled on her new island home in 1886. The postcard trade, still in its infancy, embraced the icon, and Miss Liberty's commanding figure soon appeared on millions of postcards. In this book, one will see the statue from many angles--profiles, long shots, close-ups, aerials, torch views, and more.

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty
Author: Debra Hess
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2005-01-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780761417071

Traces the origins of the Statue of Liberty, its creators, the different symbols and their meanings, and what it stands for today.

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty
Author: Alison Eldridge
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1464609586

Readers travel to the coast of New York to learn about Lady Liberty. This statue has been a symbol of our country for many years, welcoming people to the shores of America. Crisp, detailed images enhance the text, which is perfect for emerging readers.

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty
Author: Jinnow Khalid
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2020
Genre: New York (N.Y.)
ISBN: 9781725317376

"The Statue of Liberty has welcomed immigrants and visitors alike to New York Harbor since 1886. Each part of the statue-from the lit torch to the crown to the tablet-has meaning. In this book, readers will learn about why France gave the United States the Statue of Liberty, who designed the statue, how it was constructed, and more. Bright photographs show this amazing symbol of friendship and freedom."--

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty
Author: Christian Blanchet
Publisher: New Word City
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2017-01-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 1936529971

Introduction by David McCullough The first truly comprehensive history of America's most compelling symbol, the Statue of Liberty, is the result of more than three years of research. The authors, Christian Blanchet and Bernard Dard, sought out original sources, interviewed over 1,000 people, and combed through more than 100 museums, collections, and libraries to compile this definitive history. Here is the little-known story of the statue's origins and the people who brought it to completion – such as Édouard de Laboulaye, who wanted to give the United States a gift that would both commemorate a friendship and make a political statement, engineering genius Gustave Eiffel, and above all, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the visionary sculptor who gave form to the idea of this colossal statue. A consummate entrepreneur, politician, and fundraiser, Bartholdi almost single-handedly sold his idea to a skeptical, and at times, unfriendly American public, who would later come to idolize his statue as a symbol of freedom and acceptance.