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The Stranger and the Statesman: James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the Making of America's Greatest Museum: The Smithsonian
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
William Morrow & Co
Publication date
October 1, 2003
Pages
288
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780060002411
ISBN-10
0060002417
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 8.50 in.
Weight
1.10 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$24.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
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. 35,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
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1 edition from William Morrow & Co (October 1, 2003)
9780060002411 | details & prices | 288 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $24.95
About: 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.
About: 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.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Perennial (October 1, 2004)
9780060002428 | details & prices | 298 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.64 lbs | List price $13.95
About: 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.
About: 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.
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