The Lost World of James Smithson

The Lost World of James Smithson: Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian
by Heather Ewing

The first definitive biography of James Smithson, the passionate and mysterious Englishman responsible for "America’s attic," based on important new research and newly discovered documents.  448-page hardcover book with dust jacket.

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