The stranger and the statesman : James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the making of America's greatest museum, The Smithsonian /
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| Author / Creator: | Burleigh, Nina. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : William Morrow, c2003. |
| Description: | 298 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4999452 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The Body Snatchers
- 2. The Duke and the Widow
- 3. Nobody's Child
- 4. Choosing Science
- 5. Discoveries and Revolutions
- 6. The Gift
- 7. 105 Sacks of Gold
- 8. "A Rattlesnake's Fang"
- 9. For the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge
- 10. The Smithson Mystery
- Notes
- Bibliography
