Travis McDade

Thieves of Book Row

New York's Most Notorious Rare Book Ring and the Man Who Stopped It

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Produktbeschreibung

In Thieves of Book Row, Travis McDade tells the gripping tale of the worst book-theft ring in American history, and the intrepid detective who brought it down. Both a fast-paced, true-life thriller, Thieves of Book Row provides a fascinating look at the history of crime and literary culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 127mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 218g
• ISBN-13: 9780190239718
• ISBN-10: 0190239719
• Artikelnr.: 47864430

Autorenporträt

Travis McDade is the author of The Book Thief: The True Crimes of Daniel Spiegelman and the curator of rare books at the University of Illinois College of Law. He teaches a class at Illinois called "Rare Books, Crime & Punishment."

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
Chapter 1: The Antics of the Leading Industrials
Chapter 2: The Accumulated Wisdom
Chapter 3: A Purloined Poe
Chapter 4: Scholarship and Investigation
Chapter 5: The Boston Scene
Chapter 6: Someone Qualified as a Bookman
Chapter 7: The People of the State of New York and their Dignity
Chapter 8: That's the End of the Rare Book
Epilogue
Index