The Smithsonian Institution (novel)
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Author | Gore Vidal |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Little, Brown |
Publication date | October 15, 1998 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 272 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
- ^ a b Rubin, Merle (1998-03-15). ""The Smithsonian Institution" by Gore Vidal". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ Smith, K. Annabelle. "That Time When Gore Vidal Spiced up the Smithsonian". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ LaHood, Marvin J. (2000). ""The Smithsonian Institution."". World Literature Today. 74 (1): 174. doi:10.2307/40155430. JSTOR 40155430.
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