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