The Strange Case of the Surgeon at Crowthorne
The Strange Case of the Surgeon at Crowthorne
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Aldo Leopold: A Sage for All Seasons
Aldo Leopold articulated a new way to look at the land and its creatures
Painting martyrs and producing state funerals and pageants, the artist fueled France’s bloody revolutionary fervor
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A tiny flake started the rush to California, but where gold is concerned, that isn’t the half of it
The Smithsonian embarks on an ambitious project to preserve the Star-Spangled Banner
Tales of pirates, diplomacy and espionage frame America’s liaison with the exotic city
In Vermont, a Valiant Stand for Freedom
At Mount Independence, heroic Americans held off the British in a confrontation that changed the course of the Revolutionary War
By Gobs! There was nothing judicious about Judge Roy Bean
Smithsonian Highlights
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150 Years of Capturing the Moment
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A Pastoral Preserve Faces the Future
At Vermont’s Shelburne Farms, a 19th-century showplace fulfills a quest to teach love for the land
From courses to cruises, the Smithsonian has educational and cultural adventures for everyone
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Renowned as the Uncrowned Queen of Iraq, Gertrude Bell was once the most powerful woman in the British Empire
The Case of the Disappearing Frescoes
Or how a mustachioed Barcelona artist foiled an elaborate plot to spirit Catalonia’s priceless Romanesque paintings away from their homeland
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Behind the scenes, an expert unites teams and budgets, treasures and cases—reality and dreams
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A look back at the men, women and machines that made America’s favorite treat possible
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