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Title:
Smithsonian world. A usable past [videorecording] / WETA and the Smithsonian Institution ; producer, director, Carl Charlson ; screenwriter, David McCullough.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
distributed by PBS Video,
distributed by PBS Video,
Copyright Date:
1985
Description:
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Subject:
Rothschild, Miriam.
Smithsonian Institution--History.
Enlightenment.
Scotland--Intellectual life.
United States--Constitutional history.
Other Authors:
McCullough, David G.
Rothschild, Miriam.
PBS Video.
Smithsonian Institution
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.).
Other Titles:
Usable past.
Notes:
Originally shown on television. VHS format.
Summary:
Tells how heritage plays a roll in our lives and includes an interview with renowned scientist Miriam Rothschild, member of the banking dynasty. Also looks at Alnwick Castle, for the last 700 years, home to the family of James Smithson whose fortune established the Smithsonian Institution and looks at the enormous effect of the Scottish Enlightenment on our founding fathers.
LCCN:
86707200
Locations:
HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

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