Put-In-Bay
The Construction of Perry's Monument
Nonfiction, Travel, Pictorials, Art & Architecture, Photography, History
| Author: | Jeff Kissell | ISBN: | 9781439630020 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | October 17, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jeff Kissell |
| ISBN: | 9781439630020 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | October 17, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
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. The story of the construction of the monument is as thrilling as the bravery that inspired it-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.
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. The story of the construction of the monument is as thrilling as the bravery that inspired it-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.
