Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Ozma of Oz: Coloring book
John R. NeillSmithsonian Libraries and Archives🌪️ Wizard of Oz creator L. Frank Baum was born on this day in 1856. The third book in the Oz series, Ozma of Oz, was published in 1907 with illustrations by John R. Neill. Read it in our Digital Library: https://t.co/Tgu20dAb3i https://t.co/T4V2diFj9I
Paperback, 2017
$5.95$2.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Story Of Dorothy Stanfield
Oscar MicheauxSmithsonian Libraries and ArchivesOscar Micheaux was a Black writer, director, and successful producer who made over 40 films. His "The Story of Dorothy Stanfield" (1946) was gifted to our collection by film historian and director Pearl Bowser, now on display at @NMAAHC Library: https://t.co/Sk2tbEVo77 #BHM https://t.co/5WljiOUpZi
Hardcover, 2010
$52.95$27.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
From the Earth to the Moon
Jules VerneSmithsonian Libraries and Archives🚀 Groundbreaking science fiction author Jules Verne was born #OTD in 1828. This 1874 edition of Verne's "From the Earth to the Moon" (1865) is from our @airandspace Library. Read it online: https://t.co/V59rRyr26V https://t.co/kpFJIRj2Bv
Paperback, Mass Market, 1993
$6.95$3.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The First Ladies
Margaret Brown KlapthorSmithsonian Libraries and ArchivesFor decades, the First Ladies Hall has been a must-see at @amhistorymuseum , thanks to the work of Margaret Brown Klapthor. @SmithsonianArch shares her story: https://t.co/gJzytPBXZJ
Bookbook - Detail Unspecified, 1989
$6.50$3.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Women
Louisa Alcott MaySmithsonian Libraries and Archives"Little Women" author Louisa May Alcott was born #OTD in 1832. Her family home, built by father Amos Bronson Alcott, was the inspiration for the March family's. The original house is one of many featured in #AdoptABook "The Homes of America" (1879): https://t.co/6hvmFrfCcM https://t.co/rMMbmj8L06
Paperback, 2021
$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Poetry at Work: (Masters in Fine Living Series)
Glynn YoungSmithsonian Libraries and ArchivesRenaissance man Solomon Brown was the @smithsonian’s first African American employee. Poetry was one of his many talents -- in 1983 @SmithsonianACM published a volume of his work. We're taking a read for #PoetryAtWorkDay, thanks to @SmithsonianArch: https://t.co/0keyhbnF8W https://t.co/WdgzZHQslH
Paperback, 2013
$15.20$7.60 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Conchology, or, The Natural History of Shells: Containing a New Arrangement of the Genera and Species, Illustrated by Coloured Engravings Executed Fro
George PerrySmithsonian Libraries and ArchivesSharing these gems from "Conchology, or, The natural history of shells" (1811) because it just seemed kind of shellfish not to. The book was written by English naturalist George Perry with illustrations by John Clarke. Find it online in @BioDivLibrary: https://t.co/P0Cn2dzFnE https://t.co/0moSV7YGhr
Hardcover, 2021
$33.95$16.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Mother: Or, Recollections of Maternal Influence
AnonymousSmithsonian Libraries and ArchivesEnglish poet Ann Taylor came from a literary family and is often confused for sister Jane, who penned "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". Ann left her own legacy with "My Mother", popular 19th c. ode to motherhood & stages of life. In our Digital Library: https://s.si.edu/3hngnGr https://t.co/ZHpiUkpFye
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Poems
Frances E. W. HarperSmithsonian Libraries and ArchivesFrances Ellen Watkins Harper was born #OTD in 1825. An activist, a teacher, a poet, Harper was an extraordinary figure in American history. Her book, "Poems" (1900) is currently on view in @NMAAHC, part of a new display of library collections: https://t.co/ed88hen03O https://t.co/iIeKH1s6mf
Paperback, 2014
$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ozma of Oz: (L. Frank Baum Classics Collection)
L. Frank BaumSmithsonian Libraries and Archives🌪️ Wizard of Oz creator L. Frank Baum was born on this day in 1856. The third book in the Oz series, Ozma of Oz, was published in 1907 with illustrations by John R. Neill. Read it in our Digital Library: https://t.co/Tgu20dAb3i https://t.co/T4V2diFj9I
Paperback, 2015
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book