Roadside attraction.(Book Review)

From: Washington Monthly | Date: December 1, 2002| Author: Greenblatt, Alan | Copyright information

GREAT WHITE FATHERS: The Story of the Obsessive Quest to Create Mount Rushmore by John Taliaferro Public Affairs, $27.50

GUTZON BORGLUM WAS EXACTLY the sort of contractor who gives a client fits. He was always charming at first and made reassuring promises that he would get the job done in a hurry. But once he was on the payroll, he always ran behind schedule, always asked for more money, and always blamed someone else for the delays. He received one of the harshest pink...