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Author
Publisher
Bobbs-Merrill
Pub. Date
[1952]
Language
English
Description
THE SCULPTOR WHO CARVED THE FACES OF AMERICA'S HEROIC DEAD ON GRANITE MOUNTAINS-AND THEY WERE SELDOM BIG ENOUGH.
First published in 1952, Robert John Casey co-wrote this fascinating biography with the wife of Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941), the American sculptor best known for his colossal sculpture of the faces of four U.S. presidents on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. The son of Danish immigrants, Gutzon Borglum studied art in San Francisco and for...
7) Rushmore
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Describes how this patriotic shrine and tourist attraction was conceived, designed, and created by the dedicated artist Gutzon Borglum.
Author
Series
Time spies ; 9
Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
With the aid of the magic spyglass, Mattie, Alex, and Sophie Chapman are transported to Mount Rushmore during its construction and help save the face of Thomas Jefferson. Includes facts about the monument and directions for making a pulley-drawn cable.
10) Mount Rushmore
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Using home movies owned by the sculptor's family, long-forgotten archival footage and still photographs, and beautiful original photography, Mount Rushmore tells a story that is as bizarre and wonderful as the monument itself.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Lincoln Borglum was the son of Gutzon Borglum, the man who dreamed up the idea of carving four presidents' faces into the rockface of Mount Rushmore. The younger Borglum was the man who actually completed the project, and this is his story.
