Echoes from the Smithsonian.Echoes from the Smithsonian John McCollister, Ph.D. Spotlight Press c/o Sports Publishing 804 North Neil St., Suite 100, Champaign, IL 61820 1582612455 $19.95 1-877-424-2665 www.SportsPublishingLLC.com Echoes from the Smithsonian: America's History Brought To Life is an engaging anthology of vignettes of American history connected to historical artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. on display in the Smithsonian museum. Short stories about amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. turning points in the nation and in the lives of its most famous and notable figures, and a handful of black-and-white photographs illustrate such priceless price·less adj. 1. Of inestimable worth; invaluable. 2. Highly amusing, absurd, or odd: a priceless remark. items as the allegedly cursed Hope Diamond, a portrait of President William Henry Noun 1. William Henry - English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836) Henry Harrison (whose determination to brave below-freezing temperatures to give a long inaugural speech led to his contraction of pneumonia and untimely death one month after taking office), to a photograph of the doctor who revolutionized the method of saving lives with blood transfusions blood transfusion, transfer of blood from one person to another, or from one animal to another of the same species. Transfusions are performed to replace a substantial loss of blood and as supportive treatment in certain diseases and blood disorders. , and much more fill this entertaining compilation that can be read all at once or savored a bit at a time. An enjoyable way to skim highlights of America's grand history. |
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