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Author:

Bunch, Lonnie G., author.

Title:

A fool's errand : creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the age of Bush, Obama, and Trump / Lonnie G. Bunch III.

Publisher:

Smithsonian Books,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
African Americans--Planning.--Washington (D.C.)--Planning.
Museums--Social aspects--United States.
Museums--Washington (D.C.)--Planning.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"Founding Director Lonnie Bunch's inside story of how the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture was created. By turns inspiring, funny, frustrating, quixotic, and bittersweet, this is his deeply personal tale of the challenges and rewards of bringing a nationally acclaimed new institution to life"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1588346684
9781588346681

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1089275852

LCCN:

2019001828

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)