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*Forgotten The Producers* is for all who enjoy the sight of a job done superlatively well. It’s a celebration of 19 explorers, inventors, engineers, businessmen and workers whose thoughts and efforts reshaped New York, the United States and the world. Among them are Giovanni da Verrazzano, Alexander von Humboldt, Peter Cooper, Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Dr. J. Marion Sims, Cornelius Vanderbilt, William Earl Dodge, John Ericsson, Alexander Lyman Holley, Samuel Rea, and *Double Check,* the bronze businessman poring over papers in his briefcase who became an impromptu memorial after 9/11. Includes historical background on each figure, art analysis of the sculpture, sidebars with poetry and substantial quotations by or about the figure, plus maps and advice for a walking tour. Available separately from the CD-ROM with over 340 color images of the sculptures Forthcoming volumes of the Forgotten Delights series Defenders - Politicians & Media Moguls - Artists - Allegories & Mythological Subjects - Children & Animals
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Forgotten Delights: The Producers, Dianne L. Durante
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- Pubblicato
- 2003
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