Mount Rushmore

Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1952. First edition. Octavo in gray buckram, dust jacket; 272 pages: illustrations, portrait, maps; 22 cm Fine with dust jacket, pages crisp and clean, binding firm; jacket shows like wrinkling to top corner of spine and slight edgewear else pictorials remain unaffected. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780806109596, 0806109599

Story of a gigantic project unique in the history of America: the story of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial-the "four faces" carved in granite in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The carving of the monument represents the "most flamboyant attempt ever made by man to preserve his heritage for future generations."Contents: In the beginning. Mountain sculptor. A garden of the gods. Stone mountain. "We'll call the damn thing Rushmore". Dedication. 1925. "Leading eagle" in the Paha Sapa. Manna from Washington. History for the ages. Dimes and dollars. "Nothing succeeds like results". Conflict and crisis. Indulgent Uncle Sam. "The figure of Washington is. ". The unveiling of Lincoln. The flush of victory. Alone at the helm. "Viking stock overdoes". Afterglow. For the ages.