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Monumental controversies : Mount Rushmore, four presidents, and the quest for national unity / Harriet F. Senie.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Senie, Harriet, author.
Contributor:
Project Muse
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Monuments--United States--Public opinion.
Monuments.
Memorials--United States--Public opinion.
Memorials.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.)--History.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.).
Washington, George, 1732-1799--Monuments.
Washington, George.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Monuments.
Lincoln, Abraham.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Monuments.
Jefferson, Thomas.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Monuments.
Roosevelt, Theodore.
Presidents--Monuments--United States.
Presidents.
United States--Race relations--History.
United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (256 pages 256 pages : illustrations.
Other Title:
Mount Rushmore, four presidents, and the quest for national unity
Place of Publication:
[Lincoln, Nebraska] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2023]
Contents:
The Lakota Sioux : Owners of This Land
Mount Rushmore and Gutzon Borglum : A Complicated History
George Washington : What Should a President Look Like?
George Washington : Public Policies, Private Ideals
Thomas Jefferson : Architectural Monuments
Thomas Jefferson : A Tainted Legacy
Commemorating Abraham Lincoln : The Great Emancipator and the Savior of the Union
Abraham Lincoln : The Path to Emancipation
Theodore Roosevelt : Problematic Memorials
Theodore Roosevelt : Complex Man, Complex Policies
Getting from OR to AND.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9781640125865 (electronic bk.)
1640125868 (electronic bk.)
Publisher Number:
40031614426
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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