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Smithsonian Magazine (Washington, D.C.) Smithsonian Magazine [September 1978]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.253 Author/Creator: Smithsonian Magazine (Washington, D.C.) Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: September 1978 Pagination: 120 p. ; 28 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

One issue of the Smithsonian Magazine dated September 1978. Contains articles related to World Trade Center; Pope Clement XI's library; ecosystems in ponds; 14 presidents of the Continental Congress before George Washington was elected as the first U.S. President; and essays related to nature.

Clement XI, Pope, 1649-1721

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