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Let Liberty Rise!
- How America's Schoolchildren Helped Save the Statue of Liberty
- Auteur(s): Chana Stieferl
- Narrateur(s): David de Vries
- Durée: 33 min
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On America's 100th birthday, the people of France built a giant gift! It was one of the largest statues the world had ever seen—and she weighed as much as 40 elephants! And when she arrived on our shores in 250 pieces, she needed a pedestal to hold her up. Few of America's millionaires were willing to foot the bill. Then, Joseph Pulitzer (a poor Hungarian immigrant-cum-newspaper mogul) appealed to his fellow citizens. He invited them to contribute whatever they could, no matter how small an amount, to raise funds to mount this statue.
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Let Liberty Rise!
- How America's Schoolchildren Helped Save the Statue of Liberty
- Narrateur(s): David de Vries
- Durée: 33 min
- Date de publication: 2024-02-05
- Langue: Anglais
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On America's 100th birthday, the people of France built a giant gift! It was one of the largest statues the world had ever seen! And with the help of everyday Americans the Statue of Liberty rose skyward, torch ablaze, to welcome new immigrants for a life of freedom and opportunity....
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