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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Smithson’s Gamble The Incredible History Behin
 d the World’s Largest Museum
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DESCRIPTION:Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch a veteran of almost 45
  years\, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and it
 s lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble..\nhttps://lacount
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Follow the fascinating growth and developm
 ent of the world's largest museum and research complex during its first 60
  years. Told in rich detail\,&nbsp\;Smithson's Gamble&nbsp\;reveals how\, 
 as it defined a role rooted in curiosity and exploration\, the Smithsonian
  helped to shape the nation's developing identity.</p>\n<p>The Smithsonian
  evolved from a small\, narrowly focused organization into an institution 
 leading the way in fields from astrophysics to zoology. Smithsonian resear
 chers\, and the hundreds of citizen scientists who they recruited\, create
 d a collection that documented the natural and human history of a continen
 t. The American conservation movement and a national weather service are r
 ooted at the Smithsonian.&nbsp\;Smithson's Gamble&nbsp\;is filled with fas
 cinating characters\, twists and turns\, and moments of triumph and traged
 y\, complete with political machinations\, a bit of backstabbing\, accusat
 ions of murder\, and the occasional scandal.</p>\n<p>Register now to take 
 part in the conversation and learn about the trials\, errors\, and incredi
 ble legacy of the Smithsonian&rsquo\;s foundation.</p>\n<p>About the Autho
 r:&nbsp\;Tom Crouch joined the Smithsonian in 1974 and has served both the
  National Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of American History
  in a variety of curatorial and administrative posts.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
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 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Dr. Crouch has won several major writing 
 awards\, including a 1989 Christopher Award\, a literary prize recognizing
  "significant artistic achievement in support of the highest values of the
  human spirit\," for&nbsp\;The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville
  Wright. His book\,&nbsp\;Wings: A History of Aviation From Kites to the S
 pace Age\, won the AIAA Gardner-Lasser Literature Prize for 2005.</p>\n<p>
 In the fall of 2000\, President Clinton appointed Dr. Crouch to the Chairm
 anship of the First Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board\, an organiza
 tion created to advise the Centennial of Flight Commission on activities p
 lanned to commemorate the 100th anniversary of powered flight.</p>\nhttps:
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