<DIV><BR>The first book to tell the complete story of Rushmore.<BR><BR>"I had seen the photographs and the drawings of this great work. And yet, until about ten minutes ago I had no conception of its magnitude, its permanent beauty and its importance."—<I>Franklin Delano Roosevelt, upon first viewing Mount Rushmore, August 30, 1936</I><BR><BR>Now in paperback, <I>The Carving of Mount Rushmore</I> tells the complete story of the largest and certainly the most spectacular sculpture in existence. More than 60 black-and-white photographs offer unique views of this gargantuan effort, and author Rex Alan Smith?a man born and raised within sight of Rushmore?recounts with the sensitivity of a native son the ongoing struggles of sculptor Gutzon Borglum and his workers.</DIV>