Put-in-bay: The Construction Of Perry's Monument - Couverture souple

Kissell, Jeff

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0738518972 ISBN 13 : 9780738518978

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2001

Synopsis

Discover the story of the construction of the monument that is as thrilling as the bravery that inspired it.

We have met the enemy and they are ours. . . . So wrote Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry to General William Henry Harrison following his decisive victory over a British fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie. Perry's victory served as a catalyst both for this battle and for ending hostilities in the Old Northwest Theater of the War of 1812. Captured here in over 200 vintage images from the Monument archives, is a pictorial and technical record of how a monument befitting this naval victory and the resulting peace became a reality.

During the remainder of his life, the country heralded Perry as a national hero whose bravery and fortitude enabled the U. S. to win, or gain an honorable peace from, its war with England. A deserving result of this victory was creation of a monument to honor Perry and his men. Seen here are the original photographs taken by prominent Put-in-Bay photographer G. Otto Herbster, capturing the builders, architects, mishaps, and triumphs that occurred during the construction of one of Ohio's most revered treasures.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jeffrey Kissell has been a park guide for Perry's Monument in Put-in-Bay for almost 5 years. This is his first book with Arcadia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0738518972
• ISBN 13: 9780738518978
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible