Her right foot

BY DAVE EGGERS
ILLUSTRATED BY SHAWN HARRIS

If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you’d mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her?

She’s in New York.

She’s holding a torch.

And she’s in mid-stride, moving forward.

But why?

In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, uniquely American in its frank tone and honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America’s most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty’s right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country’s creation.

“I want to hold this book in one hand and a torch in the other and stand on an island someplace so everyone can see.”
—Lemony Snicket

On sale 9/19/17, Chronicle Books