Enlightening the world

By Yasmin Sabina Khan

Subjects: American War for Independence, statue of liberty design, Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.), France, foreign relations, united states, French Third Republic, Bartholdi, Statue of liberty (new york, Statue of Liberty, Statue of liberty (new york, n.y.), Monuments, united states, American Civil War, Bartholdi, frederic auguste, 1834-1904, New york (n.y.), buildings, structures, etc., Relations, Statue of Liberty history, United states, relations, france, Monuments, slavery, Design and construction, Buildings, structures, symbolism, bleeding Kansas, History, Liberty Enlightening the World, n.y.)"

Description: In *Enlightening the World: The Creation of the Statue of Liberty* Yasmin Sabina Khan takes a fresh look at the fascinating story behind the creation of the statue. The author explores the historical period – the idea for a monument to liberty was conceived at the end of the American Civil War – along with the lives of the people central to the statue’s creation. Khan also closely examines the monument itself, describing the sculptural, architectural, and structural design and construction and interpreting the meanings of the statue’s symbols of liberty.