# The Promise of a Nation

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- Book: [The Promise of a Nation](https://www.bookquiver.com/smithsonian-institute/the-promise-of-a-nation) ([The Promise of a Nation.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/smithsonian-institute/the-promise-of-a-nation.md))
- Authors: [Smithsonian Institute](https://www.bookquiver.com/smithsonian-institute)
- Publisher: smithsonian_books
- ISBN: 978-15-8834-809-8
- Pages: 348
- Published: 2026-04-14
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

Celebrate 250 years of American history—and witness the nation’s decade-by-decade evolution—in this gorgeously illustrated volume featuring more than 600 Smithsonian objects. The 250th...