Sister No. 6, Mom, and I flew to Birmingham, Ala., this morning for Niece No. 6's First Communion tomorrow. I made sure to pack two perfectly themed books to release at the Vulcan Park and Museum, which I have been wanting to visit for years. Vulcan is a colossal statue of the god of fire and forge that has overlooked the urban landscape of Alabama's largest city since the 1930s. The world's largest cast iron statue, it is considered one of the most memorable works of civic art in the United States and was designed by Italian artist Giuseppe Moretti and cast from local iron in 1904. My perfectly themed releases? "Gods in Alabama," by Joshilyn Jackson, was left in the elevator on the way up to Vulcan's observation platform, and "Dr. Spock On Parenting," by Dr. Benjamin Spock, is resting on a bench in the park.
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