LIBERTY - The Statue & the American Dream ~ by Leslie Allen (1985, H/C w. DJ)-image
LIBERTY - The Statue & the American Dream ~ by Leslie Allen (1985, H/C w. DJ)-image
LIBERTY - The Statue & the American Dream ~ by Leslie Allen (1985, H/C w. DJ)-image
LIBERTY - The Statue & the American Dream ~ by Leslie Allen (1985, H/C w. DJ)-image
LIBERTY - The Statue & the American Dream ~ by Leslie Allen (1985, H/C w. DJ)-image
LIBERTY - The Statue & the American Dream ~ by Leslie Allen (1985, H/C w. DJ)-image
LIBERTY - The Statue & the American Dream ~ by Leslie Allen (1985, H/C w. DJ)-image
LIBERTY - The Statue & the American Dream ~ by Leslie Allen (1985, H/C w. DJ)-image
LIBERTY - The Statue & the American Dream ~ by Leslie Allen (1985, H/C w. DJ)-image
LIBERTY - The Statue & the American Dream ~ by Leslie Allen (1985, H/C w. DJ)-image
LIBERTY - The Statue & the American Dream ~ by Leslie Allen (1985, H/C w. DJ)-image
LIBERTY - The Statue & the American Dream ~ by Leslie Allen (1985, H/C w. DJ)-image

LIBERTY - The Statue & the American Dream ~ by Leslie Allen (1985, H/C w. DJ)

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Signed: No Publisher: National Geographic Society Ex Libris: No Country of Origin: United States Narrative Type: Nonfiction Topic: Emigration & Immigration, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa) ISBN: 9780870446221 Illustrator: Yes Publication Year: 1985 Book Title: Liberty : the Statue and the American Dream Book Series: Public Service publications Features: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket Era: 1980s Number of Pages: 304 Pages Custom Bundle: No Inscribed: No Vintage: No Personalized: No Genre: Travel, Social Science Author: Leslie Allen Format: Library Binding Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults gtin13: 9780870446221 Language: English

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Note: Auto-fill info. partially inaccurate. THIS book is hardcover, with dust jacket. This was the official book for the Centennial restoration and premiere of Lady Liberty during the early-mid 1980's. The National Geographic Society prepared and published this book as a public service/gift to the nation, with the cooperation of the National Park Service, and the printing was done as a public service by Quad-Graphics, Inc. Sponsored and overseen by The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. which was established for the Lady's (and later, the island's) restoration and re-opening to the public. The Board was appointed by Congress and the Executive branch, with President Reagan appointing then-Chrysler Corp. CEO and Chairman Lee A. Iacocca as the Chairman. book spec's: 3 lbs., 1.6 oz. (unpackaged) 10 1/2" x 9" x 1" 304 pgs. author: Leslie Allen ; then-staff writer for the NG Society's Special Publications Division Contents: Foreword ~ by Lee Iacocca Intro: ~ by Alan Kraut, prof. at American Univ. chapters 1 - 9 survey the full scope & history Afterword: Tracing the Family Author's Note & Credits Index Condition: Please refer to all photos and Condition box, above. * FYI, there were 4 published editions of this book: regular edition deluxe edition library edition limited collector's edition On eBay this edition w/ the copper-colored background DJ is common, as is an identical image but with a royal blue DJ background color. I am not familiar (yet) w/ any others.

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