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Author Edsel, Robert M., author.

Title The greatest treasure hunt in history : the story of the Monuments Men / by Robert M. Edsel.

Publication Info. New York : Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2019.
©2019

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Teen  TEEN 940.531 EDSEL    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Young Adult  YA 940.53 EDS    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Teen  TEEN 940.53 EDS    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Teen  YA 940.531 EDSEL    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Children  J War 940.531 EDS    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Teen  YA 940.531 EDSEL    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Teen  TEEN 940.531 EDSEL    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xxv, 333 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Note Maps on endpapers.
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 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, #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"-- Provided by publisher.
Audience Ages 9-12.
Grades 4 to 6.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-316) and index.
Contents 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.
Subject Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History.
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History.
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section. (OCoLC)fst01668466
World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History.
Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Europe -- Juvenile literature.
Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Art thefts -- Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war.
Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe.
Art and war. (OCoLC)fst00815446
Art thefts. (OCoLC)fst00815827
Art treasures in war. (OCoLC)fst00815842
Confiscations. (OCoLC)fst00874759
Cultural property -- Protection. (OCoLC)fst00885019
Destruction and pillage. (OCoLC)fst01906941
Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Europe.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Europe.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Art / History.
Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Europe.
Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Young adult literature.
Instructional and educational works.
Art. (OCoLC)fst01423702
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
ISBN 9781338251197 (hardcover)
1338251198 (hardcover)
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