Topping the Dome
Richard F. Novak
Based on actual events during the politically tense period leading up to the American Civil War. It tells the tragic true story of the sculptor Thomas Crawford chosen to create the iconic image, Statue of Freedom, crowning the Capitol Dome in Washington, DC. His life as a sculptor in Rome intermingles with some of the most interesting personages of the era—the great abolitionist Senator from Massachusetts Charles Sumner, Clark Mills a self-taught sculptor and Washington insider, and Captain Montgomery C. Meigs construction supervisor of the of extension of the capitol and its new dome. The story moves back and forth between Crawford's studio in the ancient capital of Italy, Rome, and the new capital of America, Washington, DC. Well researched.
Duration - 8h 26m.
Author - Richard F. Novak.
Narrator - Bob Johnson.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2011 Richard f. Novak ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Based on actual events during the politically tense period leading up to the American Civil War. It tells the tragic true story of the sculptor Thomas Crawford chosen to create the iconic image, Statue of Freedom, crowning the Capitol Dome in Washington, DC. His life as a sculptor in Rome intermingles with some of the most interesting personages of the era—the great abolitionist Senator from Massachusetts Charles Sumner, Clark Mills a self-taught sculptor and Washington insider, and Captain Montgomery C. Meigs construction supervisor of the of extension of the capitol and its new dome. The story moves back and forth between Crawford's studio in the ancient capital of Italy, Rome, and the new capital of America, Washington, DC. Well researched. Duration - 8h 26m. Author - Richard F. Novak. Narrator - Bob Johnson. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2011 Richard f. Novak ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:15
Topping the dome prologue
Duration:00:05:43
Topping the dome part i (a)
Duration:01:03:54
Topping the dome part i (b)
Duration:01:00:28
Topping the dome part ii
Duration:01:20:21
Topping the dome part iii
Duration:00:34:38
Topping the dome part iv
Duration:01:13:17
Topping the dome part v
Duration:01:24:40
Topping the dome part vi
Duration:00:45:11
Topping the dome p art vii
Duration:00:35:58
Topping the dome part viii
Duration:00:12:13
Topping the dome epilogue
Duration:00:09:01
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:27