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The Stranger and the Statesman

The Stranger and the Statesman James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the Making of America's Greatest Museum: The Smithsonian

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Publisher's Synopsis

A portrait of the naturalist who founded the Smithsonian Institute notes the fierce political and interpersonal battles that nearly prevented the museum's establishment and recounts the intervention of such individuals as John Quincy Adams that enabled its recovery. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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ISBN: 9780060002428
Publisher: Perennial
Imprint: Perennial
Language: English
Weight: -1g
Height: 203mm
Width: 133mm
Spine width: 19mm

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