TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kurin,Richard
TI  - The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects
SN  - 9781594205293
AV  - E173 .K87 2013
U1  - 973 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York
PB  - The Penguin Press
KW  - Smithsonian Institution
KW  - Exhibitions
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Sources
KW  - Civilization
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 735-743) and index; Before Columbus : 525 million years ago to 1492. Burgess shale fossils ; Bald eagle ; Clovis stone points ; Mississippian birdman copper plate -- New World : 1492 to mid-Eighteenth century. Christopher Columbus's portrait ; Spanish Mission hide painting of
N2  - A literary exhibition of 101 objects from across the Smithsonian's museums that together offer a marvelous new perspective on the history of the United States. Ranging from the earliest years of the pre-Columbian continent to the digital age, and from the American Revolution to Vietnam, each entry pairs the fascinating history surrounding each object with the story of its creation or discovery and the place it has come to occupy in our national memory.--
ER  -