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Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

by Various

About this book

This publication of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Society of the Black Hills presents the history and description of one of the most iconic colossal sculptures of the world. Originally conceived by Doane Robinson of South Dakota, the memorial was designed by renowned sculptor, Gutzon Borglum who also gave oversight of the construction along with his son Lincoln. It depicts four U.S. Presidents – Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt. - Summary by Larry Wilson

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  1. 1Foreword3:01 · read by Larry Wilson
  2. 2The Mighty Works of Borglum14:14 · read by mleigh
  3. 3From the Beginning18:10 · read by Janna Erikson
  4. 4The Role of the National Park Service5:22 · read by ElBee
  5. 5The Antiquity of Mount Rushmore6:17 · read by ElBee
  6. 6The Hall of Records and Great Stairway8:31 · read by Paul Harvey
  7. 7George Washington6:51 · read by Marya James
  8. 8Thomas Jefferson6:10 · read by Aaron Bennett
  9. 9Abraham Lincoln6:46 · read by Aaron Bennett
  10. 10Theodore Roosevelt6:16 · read by Aaron Bennett
  11. 11As Great Men Saw It2:11 · read by Paul Harvey
  12. 12Mount Rushmore National Memorial Society of Black Hills6:58 · read by Paul Harvey

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