Priceless : how I went undercover to rescue the world's stolen treasures
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New York : Broadway Publishers, [2010].
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0307461483, 9780307461483
Lexile measure
1050L
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Published
New York : Broadway Publishers, [2010].
Format
Book
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viii, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0307461483, 9780307461483
Lexile measure
1050

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Robert K. Wittman, the founder of the FBI's Art Crime Team, pulls back the curtain on his remarkable career, offering a real-life international thriller. The son of an antique dealer, Wittman built a twenty-year career going undercover, usually unarmed, to catch art thieves, scammers, and black market traders in Paris and Philadelphia, Rio and Santa Fe, Miami and Madrid. Wittman tells the stories behind his recoveries of priceless art and antiquities: the golden armor of an ancient Peruvian warrior king; the Rodin sculpture that inspired the Impressionist movement; the rare Civil War battle flag carried into battle by one of the nation's first African-American regiments. The art thieves and scammers he caught run the gamut from rich to poor, smart to foolish, organized criminals to desperate loners. Wittman has saved hundreds of millions of dollars worth of art and antiquities, but he considers them all equally priceless.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wittman, R. K. (2010). Priceless: how I went undercover to rescue the world's stolen treasures (First paperback edition.). Broadway Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wittman, Robert K. 2010. Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures. Broadway Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wittman, Robert K. Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures Broadway Publishers, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wittman, Robert K. Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures First paperback edition., Broadway Publishers, 2010.

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