The stranger and the statesman : James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the making of America's greatest museum: The Smithsonian
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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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The work The stranger and the statesman : James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the making of America's greatest museum: The Smithsonian represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- The stranger and the statesman : James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the making of America's greatest museum: The Smithsonian
- Title remainder
- James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the making of America's greatest museum: The Smithsonian
- Statement of responsibility
- Nina Burleigh
- Title variation
- Making of America's greatest museum, the Smithsonian
- Title variation remainder
- James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the making of Americas greatest museum: The Smithsonian
- Subject
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- trueArts and Entertainment -- Museums and Collections
- trueBiographies
- trueEngland -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Regional history
- trueInheritance and succession, Ficiton
- trueLife stories -- Science, technology, and medicine | Scientists and inventors
- trueMuseums -- Washington, D.C
- trueScientists -- Biography
- trueSmithson, James, 1765-1829
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
- trueSmithsonian Institution -- History
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Smithson, James, 1765-1829
- trueAdams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Chronicles the life of English naturalist James Smithson, discussing his origins as the bastard son of the first Duke of Northumberland, his university years, his passion for minerals, his imprisonment, and the collection and fortune he left to the United States
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 069/.09753
- Illustrations
-
- portraits
- plates
- facsimiles
- photographs
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- Q11
- LC item number
- .B97 2003
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Target audience
- adult
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