| Caleb West, Master Diver (1898) NOVEL by Francis Hopkinson Smith (World's Classics) Contributor(s): Smith, Francis Hopkinson (Author) |
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ISBN: 1523767022 ISBN-13: 9781523767021 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $8.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.80 lbs) 150 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Francis Hopkinson Smith (October 23, 1838 - April 7, 1915) was a United States author, artist and engineer. He built the foundation for the Statue of Liberty, wrote many famous stories and received awards for his paintings.Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, a descendant of Francis Hopkinson, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He graduated from the Boys' Latin School of Maryland. Smith became a contractor in New York City and did much work for the federal government, including the stone ice-breaker at Bridgeport, Connecticut, the jetties at the mouth of the Connecticut River, the foundation for the Bartholdi Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, the Race Rock Lighthouse (southwest of Fishers Island, New York) and many life-saving stations. His vacations were spent sketching in the White Mountains, in Cuba and in Mexico. He also visited and sketched in Venice, Constantinople and the Netherlands. |