Torn from Their Bindings: A Story of Art, Science, and the Pillaging of American University Libraries

ISBN-13: 9780700626366 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 240 str.

Travis McDade

Opis

Tells the story of Robert Kindred's brazen theft of irreplaceable antique illustrations and maps from academic libraries across the US - a crime spree that left the irredeemable wreck of countless rare books in its wake. Travis McDade's account of Kindred's pillaging and the paper trail that led to his capture unfolds with the drama of a true crime page-turner.