Monument maker : Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Fields, Shawn 1973- illustrator.
Published
Thomaston, Maine : Tilbury House Publishers ;, [2019].
Status
Franklin Ave. Library - Children's Biographies - Children
B French, D.
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B French, D.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
French, Daniel Chester, -- 1850-1931 -- Juvenile literature.
Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.) -- Juvenile literature.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Monuments -- Juvenile literature.
National monuments -- Juvenile literature.
Sculptors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
French, Daniel Chester, -- 1850-1931 -- Juvenile literature.
Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.) -- Juvenile literature.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Monuments -- Juvenile literature.
National monuments -- Juvenile literature.
Sculptors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
Thomaston, Maine : Tilbury House Publishers ;, [2019].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 5.5, 1 Points
Level 5.5, 1 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63).
Description
This is the story of how a farmboy became America's foremost sculptor. After failing at academics, Dan was working the family farm when he idly carved a turnip into a frog and discovered what he was meant to do. Sweeney's swift prose and Fields's evocative illustrations capture the single-minded determination with which Dan taught himself to sculpt and launched his career with the famous Minuteman Statue in his hometown of Concord, Massachusetts. This is also the story of the Lincoln Memorial, French's culminating masterpiece. Thanks to this lovingly created tribute to the towering leader of Dan's youth, Abraham Lincoln lives on as the man of marble, his craggy face and careworn gaze reminding millions of seekers what America can be. Dan's statue is no lifeless figure, but a powerful, vital touchstone of a nation's ideals. Now Dan French has his tribute too, in this exquisite biography that brings history to life for young readers.
Awards
Junior Library Guild gold standard.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sweeney, L. B., & Fields, S. 1. (2019). Monument maker: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial . Tilbury House Publishers ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sweeney, Linda Booth, 1963- and Shawn 1973- Fields. 2019. Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial. Tilbury House Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sweeney, Linda Booth, 1963- and Shawn 1973- Fields. Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial Tilbury House Publishers, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sweeney, Linda Booth, and Shawn 1973- Fields. Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial Tilbury House Publishers ;, 2019.
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