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Name: The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History : the Story of the Monuments Men (Scholastic Focus)
Author: Edsel, Robert M
ISBN: [978-1-33825-119-7,1-33825-119-8]

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The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History : the Story of the Monuments Men (Scholastic Focus)

Author: Edsel, Robert M

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Follett Number: 1354PR3
Audience: Young Adult
Publisher: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2019
Format: xxv, 333 pages : illustratoins, maps ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-33825-119-7
ISBN-10: 1-33825-119-8
LCCN: 2018-016710
Dewey: 940.53
Classifications: Nonfiction

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Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section History

Art Thefts Germany History 20th Century

Art Treasures in War Europe History 20th Century

Cultural Property Protection Europe History 20th Century

World War, 1939-1945 Art and the War

World War, 1939-1945 Confiscations and Contributions Germany

World War, 1939-1945 Destruction and Pillage Europe

Map on endpapers.;Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-316) and index.;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. "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 . . . 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 . . . brings this story to young readers for the first time in an . . . adventure detailing the . . . treasure hunt"--Provided by publisher.

From the publisher:
Robert M. Edsel brings the story of his #1 NYT bestseller for adults The Monuments Men to young readers for the first time in this dynamic, narrative nonfiction project packed with photos.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.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 11 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.

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