Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Idea 8
6. 2. A Champion of Liberty 17
7. 3. Bonds of Friendship 33
8. 4. The French Sculptor 47
9. 5. Bartholdi’s Tour of America and the American Architect 61
10. 6. Washington, D.C., as a National Symbol 82
11. 7. Bartholdi’s Design 99
12. 8. The Statue Takes Shape 117
13. 9. The American Committee and the French Engineers 133
14. 10. Hunt Designs a Pedestal 147
15. 11. Fundraising and a Visionary Sonnet 159
16. 12. The Unveiling 176
17. Notes 187
18. Bibliography 213
19. Index 225