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The Statue of Liberty (Symbols of American Freedom)
Dedicated in 1886, the Statue of Liberty commemorates the centennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. One of the most recognizable symbols of the United States, the statue has welcomed immigrants to the shores of America and represents the hopes and dreams they harbored as they began a new life. Colorfully illustrated with informative sidebars, The Statue of Libertyexplores the design and construction of the statue as well as its potency as a symbol of American freedom, democracy, and opportunity.
The Lincoln Memorial (Symbols of American Freedom)
Erected as a memorial to the 16th president of the United States, the Lincoln Memorial became the site of key moments in American history, particularly during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. As Abraham Lincoln made history with the Emancipation Proclamation, the monument built in his honor was the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech. With color photographs and illustrations The Lincoln Memorial explores the monument's construction and its significance as a site of great events in U.S. history.
The Washington Monument (Symbols of American Freedom)
Shortly after George Washington's death in 1799, Congress recognized the need for a presidential monument in his honor. However, progress did not begin on the structure until 1832. The Washington Monument traces the construction of the monument from its design by Robert Mills to halts in construction due to lack of funds and the Civil War to its dedication in 1885. Today, the world's largest obelisk stands as an eternal reminder of the accomplishments of the nation's first president.
Every organism ceases to exist without water; as for nations, even in the antiquewritings of Homer, the river and land of Egypt were notionally one and the same being. Linguistically they were distinguished by gender alone: used in the masculine, aigyp tos signified the waters whose annual flooding ensured the fertility of an earth, denoted by aigyptos in the feminine. Deified by Pharaohs, revered by the Jewish and Christian writers who claimed Paradise as its source, so awesome was the Nile that Arabic texts held that when al-nil al-mabruk went up, all other rivers on earth would fall.
