An informative and lively history of the monument and profusely illustrated in color and black and white with a selection of literary excerpts about the monument.

Introduction --Lady with a lamp : symbol of liberty / Oscar Handlin -- 1. A gift from the Old World -- 2. The meaning of liberty -- 3. The lady arrives -- 4. Religious liberty -- 5. Political liberty -- 6. Freedom from want -- 7. Flight from tyranny -- Immigrant memoirs -- References -- Chronology of immigration -- Colossal statues through the ages -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments and picture credits -- Index.