The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Harvey, Miles

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ISBN 10: 0767908260 ISBN 13: 9780767908269

Casa editrice: Broadway Books, 2001

Riassunto

A journalist explores the unusual odyssey of Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an antiques dealer from South Florida, who made his way across the country stealing dozens of centuries-old maps from some of the most important research libraries in Canada and the U.S. Reprint.

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Recensione:

"A fascinating intellectual adventure story...an astonishingly imaginative book."
--USA Today
"An intriguing literary adventure story, written with flair, imagination, and precision. By recreating the journey of a strange and remarkable map thief, author Miles Harvey takes readers on a compelling exploration of the weird world of maps."
--Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief

"Beguiling...as with the best of maps, the more one looks, the more fascinating and intriguing it all becomes."
--Simon Winchester, author of the Professor and the Madman

L'autore:

Miles Harvey began reporting on Gilbert Bland in 1996 for Outside magazine. He has worked for UPI and In These Times, and he was the book-review columnist for Outside. A graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and the University of Michigan, he has had a lifelong fascination with maps. He can be reached via the Internet at www.milesharvey.com.
From the Hardcover edition.

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• Editore: Broadway Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0767908260
• ISBN 13: 9780767908269
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 404