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SUMMARY:Smithson's Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World's Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch
DESCRIPTION:This author talk will be held online via our Authors and 
 Speakers site\, in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. By 
 registering via the Event Link (see below)\, you'll receive an email with 
 the watch link and reminders as the event approaches. After the talk ends\, 
 you'll receive an email with a link to the recording.\n\nTom D. Crouch\, a 
 Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years\, paints a robust picture of a 
 unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book 
 Smithson’s Gamble.\n\nFollow the fascinating growth and development of 
 the world's largest museum and research complex during its first 60 years. 
 Told in rich detail\, Smithson's Gamble reveals how\, as it defined a role 
 rooted in curiosity and exploration\, the Smithsonian helped to shape the 
 nation's developing identity.\n\nThe Smithsonian evolved from a small\, 
 narrowly focused organization into an institution leading the way in fields 
 from astrophysics to zoology. Smithsonian researchers and the hundreds of 
 citizen scientists whom they recruited created a collection that documented 
 the natural and human history of a continent. The American conservation 
 movement and our national weather service are rooted at the Smithsonian. 
 Smithson's Gamble is filled with fascinating characters\, twists and 
 turns\, and moments of triumph and tragedy\, complete with political 
 machinations\, a bit of backstabbing\, accusations of murder\, and the 
 occasional scandal.\n\nRegister now to take part in the conversation and 
 learn about the trials\, errors\, and incredible legacy of the 
 Smithsonian’s foundation.\n\nAbout the Author: 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.                 \n\nDr. 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 The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and 
 Orville Wright. His book\, Wings: A History of Aviation From Kites to the 
 Space Age\, won the AIAA Gardner-Lasser Literature Prize for 2005.\n\nIn 
 the fall of 2000\, President Clinton appointed Dr. Crouch to the 
 Chairmanship of the First Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board\, an 
 organization created to advise the Centennial of Flight Commission on 
 activities planned to commemorate the 100th anniversary of powered 
 flight.\n\nJoin Meeting: https://libraryc.org/estesvalleylibrary/107822
ORGANIZER;CN="Eric White":MAILTO:ewhite@estesvalleylibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Library Speaker's Consortium
CONTACT;CN="Eric White":MAILTO:ewhite@estesvalleylibrary.org
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