![]() ![]() ![]() Ward and Ken Burns is the lavish and image-rich companion volume to the seven-part PBS series. The oversized The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (Knopf, $60) by Geoffrey C. Roosevelt got the Ken Burns treatment this fall when the popular historian chronicled the lives of Franklin, his cousin Teddy and wife Eleanor. president built a world-class European-style spa on the grounds of what is now Spa State Park. Roosevelt, who as New York governor and U.S. Saratoga Springs owes much to Franklin D. In Carving a Niche for Himself: The Untold Story of Luigi Del Bianco and Mount Rushmore (Bordighera Press, $12), Gladstone tells how Del Bianco, an artisan stonecutter, worked alongside sculptor Gutzon Borglum to produce the enduring granite likenesses of four iconic American presidents. Historical accounts have never sufficiently recognized Luigi Del Bianco, an Italian immigrant who was the chief carver of Mount Rushmore, claims local author and Saratoga Living contributor Douglas Gladstone. ![]() Remember to support your local bookstores! Saratoga Living and local booksellers offer the following suggestions for great books to bestow on friends and family this season. From books of local historical interest to the latest in acclaimed fiction, this season offers plenty of enticing options for the book lovers on your holiday shopping list. ![]()
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