How Joseph Pulitzer Saved the Statue of Liberty's Pedestal

The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York harbor in 1885 packed inside 214 wooden crates, and the city wasn't even sure it wanted her. There was no pedestal ready, and no clear plan to build one. That's when newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer stepped in and asked everyday Americans to donate whatever they could, dimes and pennies included, to give her the foundation she needed.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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