Idealists, scoundrels, and the lady : an insider's view of the statue of Liberty-Ellis Island project / F. Ross Holland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holland, F. Ross, Jr. (Francis Ross), 1927-2005.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--Centennial celebrations, etc.

Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.).

National Book Committee.

Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.

Conservation and restoration.

History.

Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.).

Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--20th century.

Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.).

Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc--History.

Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century.

Public buildings--Conservation and restoration--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Public buildings.

Public buildings--Conservation and restoration.

New York (State)--New York.

Sculpture, French--Conservation and restoration--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Sculpture, French.

Sculpture, French--Conservation and restoration.

New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Conservation and restoration--History--20th century.

New York (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

xix, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [1993]

Summary:

The campaign to restore the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island was the first major effort to solicit private money for the rehabilitation of a government site. This book chronicles that campaign, from its inception through the selection - and later firing - of Lee Iacocca as chairman, the fundraising effort that ultimately exceeded its goal by $100 million, and the final celebration in 1986 that involved four days of unprecedented hoopla. Ross Holland focuses on the feasibility of public-private cooperation, tracing the project's history as only an insider could. He recalls the roles of career bureaucrats and the Reagan administration, examines the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, and the old immigration station at Ellis Island, and documents the poor judgments that led to huge cost increases at all three sites.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0252019032

OCLC:

26354392