The Smithsonian
America's Treasure House
Although the Smithsonian Institution has grown to be over a hundred years old, no full length account of its various collections and fascinating activities had ever been written before Mr. True put them down here in 1950.Founded through a generous bequest by a lonely Englishman who had never visited this country, The Smithsonian, often identified with its headquarters in the quaint Norman castle on the Mall in Washington D.C., also includes the United States National Museum-now called the National Museum of Natural History-with its collection of natural history and American historical treasures, the National Gallery of Art, with its outstandi…
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- ISBN: 978-1-59077-472-4
- EAN: 9781590774724
- Produktnummer: 16472466
- Verlag: M. Evans & Company
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 372 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D2.0 cm 468 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 468
Über den Autor
Webster Prentiss True was the Chief of the Editorial Division of the Smithsonian.
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