The Object at Hand by Beth Py-Lieberman (.ePUB)
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The Object at Hand: Intriguing and Inspiring Stories from the Smithsonian Collections by Beth Py-Lieberman
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Overview: From Dorothy’s ruby slippers to a speech that saved Teddy Roosevelt from assassination, this authoritative guide delivers in-depth reportage on the history of remarkable objects from the Smithsonian’s collections
For American history, pop culture, and museum enthusiasts
With charm and exuberance, The Object at Hand presents a behind-the-scenes vantage point of the Smithsonian collections. Veteran Smithsonian magazine editor Beth Py-Lieberman weaves together adaptations of the magazine’s extensive and compelling coverage and interviews with scholars, curators, and historians to take readers on an unforgettable journey through the Smithsonian museums.
Objects are grouped into the themes audacity, utopia, fierce, haunting, deception, lost, desire, triumph, scale, optimism, playful, rhythm, and revealing to engage with the emotional dimensions of each object, how they relate to each other, and how they fit into the larger American story.
Genre: Non-Fiction > General
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