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| Author | Gore Vidal |
|---|---|
| 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.
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".
References
- ^ 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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