The Smithsonian Institution (novel)

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The Smithsonian Institution
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Cover of the first edition
Author Gore Vidal
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Little, Brown
Publication date
October 15, 1998
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages272 p.
ISBN 0-316-64504-4
OCLC 60211198

The Smithsonian Institution is an alternate history novel by Gore Vidal, first published in 1998.

The novel is a fictional account of the adventures of "T." as he helps a group of scientists in the basement of the Smithsonian create the neutron bomb, and encounters historical figures such as President Abraham Lincoln, Charles Lindbergh, Eleanor Roosevelt and Mrs. Grover Cleveland. [1] [2] [3]

Reviewer Merle Rubin advises readers to "skip this" Vidal novel and "spend more profitable time rediscovering the many and varied pleasures of his earlier novels". [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Rubin, Merle (March 15, 1998). ""The Smithsonian Institution" by Gore Vidal" . Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ Smith, K. Annabelle. "That Time When Gore Vidal Spiced up the Smithsonian". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ LaHood, Marvin J. (2000). ""The Smithsonian Institution."". World Literature Today. 74 (1): 174. doi:10.2307/40155430. JSTOR   40155430.


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