Moses, Nancy,  1948- <br/><br/>
Stolen, smuggled, sold :  on the hunt for cultural treasures / 
Nancy Moses. 
 - Lanham, Maryland :  Rowman and Littlefield,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource (xix, 152 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates) :  color illustrations. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>The lady in the jeweled dog collar --  The case of the missing masterpiece --  Ghost dancing at Wounded Knee --  Babe Ruth on a quail hunt --  The only pharaoh outside of Egypt --  Selling history --  Sumerian plunder --  Heroes. 
<br/><br/> "Tells the dark and compelling stories of iconic cultural objects that were stolen, smuggled or sold, and eventually returned back to their original owner. This book is structured as a series of vivid stories in which the reader joins the author as she uncovers a cultural treasure and follows its often-convoluted trail. Along the way author and reader encounter a cast of fascinating characters from the underbelly of the cultural world: unscrupulous grave robbers, sinister middlemen, ruthless art dealers, venal Nazis, canny lawyers, valiant academics, unstoppable investigative reporters, unwitting curators, and dedicated government officials"--Provided by publishers. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780759121942 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cultural property--Protection--Anecdotes.<br/>Archaeological thefts--Anecdotes.<br/>Art thefts--Anecdotes.<br/>Smuggling--Anecdotes.<br/>Black market--Anecdotes.<br/>Archaeological thefts--Investigation--Anecdotes.<br/>Art thefts--Investigation--Anecdotes.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CC135  / .S765 2015