Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial by Linda Booth Sweeney Yale University Press The History of Whittington

The History of Whittington

and the author-illustrator of The Balcony

beautifully written novel

in one collection

With lively detail

Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial by Linda Booth Sweeney Yale University Press The History of WhittingtonWhen Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, fifteen year old Dan French had no way to know that one day his tribute to the great president would transform a plot of Washington, DC marshland into Americas gathering place. He did not even know that a sculptor was something to be. He only knew that he liked making things with his hands. This new release book is the perfect history lesson and fascinating biography of Daniel Chester French, the sculptor