Bibliograph

The hunt for history, on the trail of the world's lost treasures--from the letters of Lincoln, Churchill, and Einstein to the secret recordings onboard JFK's Air Force One, Nathan Raab with Luke Barr

Type

Label

The hunt for history, on the trail of the world's lost treasures--from the letters of Lincoln, Churchill, and Einstein to the secret recordings onboard JFK's Air Force One, Nathan Raab with Luke Barr

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The hunt for history

Oclc number

1141859252

Responsibility statement

Nathan Raab with Luke Barr

Sub title

on the trail of the world's lost treasures--from the letters of Lincoln, Churchill, and Einstein to the secret recordings onboard JFK's Air Force One

Summary

"A work that compellingly draws back the curtain on the activity of finding, authenticating, purchasing, and selling to collectors some of the most significant historical documents and artifacts of the past"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Early Days : Babe Ruth and Teddy Roosevelt -- Lessons from my father -- What is it worth? -- The gold medal, the top hat, and the martini shaker -- The auction game -- The art of the fake -- The real Ronald Reagan -- The mystery of the Washington survey -- Taking the reins -- The report of the death of Napoleon -- Provenance, or, where's this stuff been hiding? -- Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein -- "I know you think women are the pets of society" -- Thomas Jefferson's library -- The JFK tapes -- The legacy of MLK -- Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears -- Smuggled out of Nazi Germany -- Vein of gold

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