The True Story of the Statue of Liberty

Posted by daniel on Monday, June 04 2007 @ 08:25 PM CEST
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We all know the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the US, as a commemoration for the centennial of the foundation of the country.

What is probably unknown to most people is the problems that Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, the man behind the idea, had to go through to finally ship and mount his statue in NYC.

It is a true story of willingness and persistence, worth the reading: Neatorama - The True Story of the Statue of Liberty

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