The contributions of these four presidents are forever set in stone!
From personal correspondence to presidential speeches and documents,
Monument: Words of Four Presidents Who Sculpted America explores the
written words of the men forever remembered on the face of Mount
Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota. Originally a project to
boost tourism, the sculpture received congressional approval in 1925,
and construction was completed in 1941, shortly after the death of
sculptor Gutzon Borglum. Canterbury Classics has gathered historic
documents penned by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham
Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt into this beautiful leather-bound
volume, and added introductions by learned scholars to outline the
contribution each president made to the birth, growth, development, and
preservation of the United States. Also included is the story of how
Mount Rushmore came to be, and a foreword written by historian Robert
Dallek. With more than two million visitors annually, Mount Rushmore
lives up to its status as a "Shrine of Democracy," and this rich piece
of U.S. history is preserved in this timeless collectible edition.