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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
1200L
Language
English
Description
"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 Western civilization. As the war raged, these American and...
Author
Publisher
Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
9 CDs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Klaus Shawano abducts Sweetheart Calico, the seductive Indian woman who has stolen his heart, and takes her far from her native Montana plains to his own Minneapolis home, he cannot begin to imagine the eventual ramifications his brazen act will entail. Shawano’s mysterious Antelope Woman has utterly mesmerized him, and soon proves to be a bewitching agent of chaos whose effect on others is disturbing and irresistible, as she alters the shape...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
10 CDs (11 hrs., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While armies have seized enemy records and rare texts as booty throughout history, it was only during World War II that an unlikely band of librarians, archivists, and scholars traveled abroad to collect books and documents to aid the military cause. Galvanized by the events of war into acquiring and preserving the written word, as well as providing critical information for intelligence purposes, these American civilians set off on missions to gather...
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