Table of Contents In this book you will read about the story of the Statue of Liberty from three perspectives Each perspective is based on real things that happened to real people who helped build or reported on the Statue of Liberty As you’ll see the same event can look different depending on one’s point of view Chapter 1 4 Armand Luc-Cardell French Artisan Chapter 2 1 4 Sammy Rafe American Harbor Worker Chapter 3 2 2 Ashley Pensley American Reporter Look Look Again 30 Glossary 3 1 Learn More 3 1 Index 32 About the Author 32
4 1 In 1876 construction of the Statue of Liberty began We artisans were at the foundry of Gaget Gaulthier Co in Paris France to start the work The dream to build the Statue of Liberty began several years ago in 1865 Another artisan told me artist Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi attended a party with other influential Frenchmen They discussed the United States and its Armand Luc-Cardell French Artisan
5 upcoming centennial birthday on July 4 1876 The date would mark 100 years since America signed the Declaration of Independence The group thought it would be great if France gave the United States a gift for this occasion It would honor the country’s freedom and celebrate the friendship between France and the United States Monsieur Bartholdi wanted to make a huge monument as a gift He sketched and drew until he came up with the creation The statue would be of a woman wearing robes and a crown She would represent Libertas the Roman goddess of freedom Her right arm would be raised in the air She would hold a torch in her right hand The statue’s left hand would hold a tablet with the date of the country’s independence July 4 1776 In 1875 Bartholdi made Find another chapter that discusses the meaning behind the Statue of Liberty How does that perspective compare to this perspective Analyze this
