Modern marvels. Mount Rushmore. Washington monument. The Brooklyn Bridge. Hoover Dam. Empire State Building. Statue of Liberty. Save our history. The National WWII Memorial. Yellowstone National Park.
Notes:
Mount Rushmore: Narrated by Harlan Saperstein. Washington Monument: Narrated by Max Raphael. The Brooklyn Bridge: Narrated by Earl Boen. Hoover Dam: Narrated by Max Raphael. Empire State Building: Narrated by Harlan Saperstein. Status of Liberty: Narrated by Harlan Saperstein. Yellowstone National Park: Correspondent, Roger Mudd. The National WWII Memorial: Host, Josh Binswanger.
Contents:
Modern marvels. Disc 1. Mount Rushmore -- Washington monument. Disc 2. The Brooklyn Bridge -- Hoover Dam. Disc 3. Empire State Building -- Statue of Liberty. Save our history. Disc 4. The National WWII Memorial -- Yellowstone National Park.
Summary:
"Each monument represents the utmost in engineering, design and vision. They all stand as mighty symbols of American ingenuity, courage and sacrifice. Find out how these famous structures came to be, who conceived of them, whose sweat built them, and who dismissed them as fantasy. Find out why the Washington Monument took 100 years from conception to execution, why skeptics thought the Brooklyn Bridge wouldn't survive the first gale, and why it took until 2001 to erect ther WWII Memorial."--container.
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