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TitleA biography of a mountain : the making and meaning of Mount Rushmore / Matthew Davis. First edition.
AuthorDavis, Matthew Justin, 1977- author.
Call No978.393 DAVI
CollectionAdult NF
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International Standard Book Number 9781250285119
International Standard Book Number 9781250285102
International Standard Book Number 1250285100
Personal Name Davis, Matthew Justin, 1977- author.
Title Statement A biography of a mountain : the making and meaning of Mount Rushmore / Matthew Davis.
Varying Form of Title Making and meaning of Mount Rushmore.
Edition Statement First edition.
Publisher ©2025.
Publisher New York : St. Martin's Press, 2025.
Physical Description xvii, 313 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), maps 25 cm.
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note Origins -- Growth, loss, and hope (1877-1925) -- The making of Mount Rushmore (1925-1941) -- The meaning of Mount Rushmore : an exploration in four questions and one event.
Summary, Etc. This timely history traces the complicated story of Mt. Rushmore as it approaches its 100th anniversary. Matthew Davis explores the Black Hills as sacred Native land, the political forces that created the monument, the outsized role of sculptor Gutzon Borglum, and the lasting impact of events like Wounded Knee and Indian Boarding Schools. Blending history and reportage, he shows how Mt. Rushmore became a national symbol--and why it remains a site of debate and controversy today.
Subject-Personal Name Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Lakota Indians Land tenure Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Lakota Indians Government relations.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.) History.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) History.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Mount Rushmore National Memorial (Dak. du S.) Histoire. (CaQQLa)201-0313500 (CaQQLa)201-0378888.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Black Hills (Dak. du S. et Wyom.) Histoire. (CaQQLa)201-0103766 (CaQQLa)201-0378888.