The Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story

"If you think you know all there is to know about the Statue of Liberty, you'll be pleasantly surprised."—The New York Times

When the crated monument first arrived in New York Harbor, few could have foreseen the central place the Statue of Liberty would come to occupy in the American imagination. In this book, cultural historian and scholar of French history Edward Berenson tells the little-known stories of the statue's improbable beginnings, transatlantic connections, and the changing mea...