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"""A much-needed and overdue corrective to what Harriet Senie rightly terms an either/or mindset that dominates present-day discussions of historical monuments...A must-read for all Americans who yearn for a more informed and nuanced assessment of our country's commemorative tradition."" -- ""Sally Webster, author of The Nation's First Monument and the Origins of the American Memorial Tradition"" ""Harriet Senie has taken on the problematic and iconic Mount Rushmore to cut to the heart of what is dividing America...and how new memorials, institutions, and initiatives are beginning to tell more accurate histories inclusive of Indigenous and Black experiences and voices."" -- ""Jennifer Wingate, author of Sculpting Doughboys"" ""How do monuments such as Mount Rushmore contribute to a national myth in which the four presidents depicted--Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt--are lauded in history books as heroes and yet each, in their own way, held values which are no longer acceptable in today's world? Should their flaws, as grave as they may be, obscure the contributions they brought to the nation? And who is to judge? A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the complexities inherent in America's commemorative landscape."" -- ""Marie-Louise Jansen, program director of Contested Histories, Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation, The Hague, the Netherlands """

A much-needed and overdue corrective to what Harriet Senie rightly terms an either/or mindset that dominates present-day discussions of historical monuments...A must-read for all Americans who yearn for a more informed and nuanced assessment of our country's commemorative tradition. -- Sally Webster, author of The Nation's First Monument and the Origins of the American Memorial Tradition Harriet Senie has taken on the problematic and iconic Mount Rushmore to cut to the heart of what is dividing America...and how new memorials, institutions, and initiatives are beginning to tell more accurate histories inclusive of Indigenous and Black experiences and voices. -- Jennifer Wingate, author of Sculpting Doughboys How do monuments such as Mount Rushmore contribute to a national myth in which the four presidents depicted--Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt--are lauded in history books as heroes and yet each, in their own way, held values which are no longer acceptable in today's world? Should their flaws, as grave as they may be, obscure the contributions they brought to the nation? And who is to judge? A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the complexities inherent in America's commemorative landscape. -- Marie-Louise Jansen, program director of Contested Histories, Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation, The Hague, the Netherlands

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Harriet F. Senie is the author of Memorials to Shattered Myths: Vietnam to 9/11, among other books. She is a professor emerita of art history at the City College of New York and at the CUNY graduate center. Ann Richardson was raised in the Midwest, where she was active in drama and singing. Her varied work experience has lent itself well to narration, as she's no stranger to the terminology used in wildlife management, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, education, and the automotive industry. A devoted volunteer for Learning Ally (formerly Recording For the Blind and Dyslexic), she has narrated numerous audiobooks in a wide variety of genres.

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