Great White Fathers: The Story of the Obsessive Quest to Create Mount Rushmore
- ISBN-10
- 158648205X
- ISBN-13
- 9781586482053
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 453
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-12-18
- Publisher
- Public Affairs
- Author
- John Taliaferro
Description
Shares the accomplishments of Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor responsible for the creation of Mount Rushmore, revealing his motivations for constructing the monument and the response he received after its completion.
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- 2007-10-09
- 472 pages
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