Lest The Ages Forget

Description by Derek DonovanHardcover This new edition of "Lest the Ages Forget: Kansas City's Liberty Memorial" tells the story of the national monument to World War I, updated to include the creation of the prestigious National World War I Museum. In this industrious agricultural metropolis, a group of community leaders led an ambitious campaign in 1919 to raise money for the construction of a lasting tribute in stone for the brave men and women who served their country in the Great War. In only 10 days, and in the middle of a deadly influenza epidemic, Kansas Citians gave generously to the fund drive, whose slogan was "Lest the Ages Forget." The final tally came to over $2.5 million, of which $2 million would go to construct the Liberty Memorial. A national competition led to the selection of New York architect H. Van Buren Magonigle. His designs of a massive limestone shaft, mysterious sphinxes and stately frieze wall won unanimous approval by the competition jury. Construction be