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The Resource The greatest treasure hunt in history : the story of the Monuments Men, by Robert M. Edsel

The greatest treasure hunt in history : the story of the Monuments Men, by Robert M. Edsel

Label
The greatest treasure hunt in history : the story of the Monuments Men
Title
The greatest treasure hunt in history
Title remainder
the story of the Monuments Men
Statement of responsibility
by Robert M. Edsel
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of Western civilization. As the war raged, these American and British volunteers--museum curators, art scholars and educators, architects, archivists, and artists, known as the Monuments Men--found themselves in a desperate race against time to locate and save the many priceless treasures and works of art stolen by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. Robert M. Edsel, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Monuments Men, brings this story to young readers for the first time in a sweeping, dynamic adventure detailing history's greatest treasure hunt"--
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Provided by publisher
Cataloging source
LBSOR/DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Edsel, Robert M
Dewey number
940.53/1
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
Intended audience
  • Ages 9-12
  • Grades 4 to 6
LC call number
D810.A7
LC item number
E225 2019
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Allied Forces
  • Allied Forces
  • World War (1939-1945)
  • Art thefts
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Art treasures in war
  • Cultural property
  • Art and war
  • Art thefts
  • Art treasures in war
  • Confiscations
  • Cultural property
  • Destruction and pillage
  • Europe
  • Germany
Target audience
juvenile
Label
The greatest treasure hunt in history : the story of the Monuments Men, by Robert M. Edsel
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Letters home -- Independence day -- "Little saints, help us!" -- The meeting -- Priceless dust -- Objectives -- Resurrection and treachery -- Searching for clues -- Getting help -- Longings -- Small victories -- Treasure maps -- Gains and losses -- Surprises -- On the move -- The beginning of the end -- Salt mines and jail cells -- Closure -- Going home
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxv, 333 pages
Isbn
9781338251197
Lccn
2018016710
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations, maps '
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1034634537
  • (OCoLC)on1034634537
Label
The greatest treasure hunt in history : the story of the Monuments Men, by Robert M. Edsel
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Letters home -- Independence day -- "Little saints, help us!" -- The meeting -- Priceless dust -- Objectives -- Resurrection and treachery -- Searching for clues -- Getting help -- Longings -- Small victories -- Treasure maps -- Gains and losses -- Surprises -- On the move -- The beginning of the end -- Salt mines and jail cells -- Closure -- Going home
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxv, 333 pages
Isbn
9781338251197
Lccn
2018016710
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations, maps '
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1034634537
  • (OCoLC)on1034634537

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