Rushmore Author:Lynn Curlee The magnificent faces of Mount Rushmore have nobly embodied our nation's highest ideals and founding principles for more than half a century. Seventeen years in the making, the monument is the masterpiece of the gifted sculptor Gutzon Borglum. Here is the fascinating story of how this son of immigrants, driven by personal ambition and patrio... more »tic pride, overcame tremendous obstacles to create the world's most colossal stone carving.« less