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One of America’s most prolific sculptors of public monuments, Daniel Chester French created more than a hundred public works, including *The Minuteman Man*, Harvard University’s *John Harvard**, Columbia University’s *Alma Mater*, and most famously, the statue of Abraham Lincoln for the awe-inspiring Lincoln Memorial.

Born in 1850 and raised in Concord, Massachusetts, in the tumult of the Civil War, French’s meteoric ascent as an artist led him to cross paths with some of the most fascinating characters of his time, such as Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Auguste Rodin, and Theodore Roosevelt. In addition to his work as an artist, French was a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1903 until his death in 1931 and was a key figure in the acquisition of the museum’s extensive collection of American sculpture.

*Monument Man* is the first definitive biography of Daniel Chester French, giving readers a captivating and extensively researched view into his world. Eminent historian Harold Holzer, winner of the 2015 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, brings French's story to life, vividly illustrating his personal and artistic development within the dynamic cultural milieu at the turn of the twentieth century, from the vibrant creative community of Concord to the bucolic gardens of Chesterwood, French's country estate and studio in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

Full of rich biographical detail and beatiful archival photographs, *Monument Man* is a sweeping study of a major artist whose evolution ran parallel to, and deeply influenced, the development of American sculpture, iconography, and historic memory.

Sculpture --- historic monuments --- sculpting --- monumenten --- French, Daniel Chester --- United States of America

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"Among the more than 260 American submarines that patrolled the Pacific during World War II, the USS Swordfish in 1941 was the first to sink a Japanese armed merchant ship, marking the beginning of the sub's colorful history. A series of seven commanders led Swordfish's 13 war patrols. Each skipper had distinct leadership style. Some were successful in sinking enemy ships; others returned to port empty-handed. Yet all patrols risked dangerously close encounters with the enemy and the unforgiving nature of the open sea. Drawing on archival sources and interviews with veteran sailors, this first full-length history of Swordfish provides detailed accounts of each patrol and covers the mysterious disappearance of the legendary submarine on its final mission."--

World War, 1939-1945 --- Naval operations, American. --- Naval operations --- Submarine. --- Campaigns --- Smith, Chester C., --- Lewis, Jack Hayden. --- Parker, Frank M. --- Barrows, Frank L. --- Swordfish (Submarine : SS-193) --- United States. --- History. --- Officers

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First full analysis of the rich records surviving from medieval English town courts.

Urbanization --- Cities and towns, Movement to --- Urban development --- Urban systems --- Cities and towns --- Social history --- Sociology, Rural --- Sociology, Urban --- Urban policy --- Rural-urban migration --- History --- England --- Social conditions --- Courts --- Law, Medieval. --- Medieval law --- Judiciary --- Dispute resolution (Law) --- Judicial districts --- Law --- Procedure (Law) --- Judicial power --- Jurisdiction --- Justice, Administration of --- Law and legislation --- Black Death. --- Chester. --- King's Lynn. --- Lincoln. --- Norwich. --- Nottingham. --- borough courts. --- borough customs. --- litigation. --- medieval England. --- medieval boroughs. --- medieval court rolls. --- medieval law. --- medieval towns. --- town courts. --- urban history. --- urban society.