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Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section History Art thefts Italy History 20th century Art treasures in war Italy History 20th century Cultural property Protection Italy History 20th century Destruction and pillage Europe Germany Hartt, Frederick Keller, Deane 1901-1992 World War, 1939-1945 Art and the warFilter By Subjects
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section History Art thefts Italy History 20th century Art treasures in war Italy History 20th century Cultural property Protection Italy History 20th century Destruction and pillage Europe Germany Hartt, Frederick Keller, Deane 1901-1992 World War, 1939-1945 Art and the warCummins, Jeanine
Summary: Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while cracks are beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, reasonably comfortable. Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press Large Print 2020
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2 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC CUMHeitzmann, Kristen.
Summary: "Trevor MacDaniel is a search and rescue volunteer whose need to guard and protect extends to his daily life. When he rescues a boy from a mountain lion, he forms a bond with Natalie Reeve, the sculptor next door whose gift is also a disability. Their relationship develops, but a reckoning draws near. Drawn by the heroic story of the boy's rescue on the news, a twisted mind recognizes its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook Press 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Heitzmann 2011Edsel, Robert M.
Summary: "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 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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Summary: Describes two Americans in Italy--one an artist, the other a scholar--who tracked down and protected historic artwork worth billions by Michelangelo, Donatello, Titian, Caravaggio, and Botticelli in advance of the approaching Nazi army in 1943.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2013