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099 eBook Boundless
100 1 Blanding, Michael,|eauthor.
245 14 The map thief :|bthe gripping story of an esteemed rare-
map dealer who made millions stealing priceless maps /
|cMichael Blanding.|h[Boundless electronic resource]
264 1 New York, NY :|bGotham Books,|c[2014]
300 1 online resource
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504 Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 "The story of an infamous crime, a revered map dealer with
an unsavory secret, and the ruthless subculture that
consumed him Maps have long exerted a special fascination
on viewers-both as beautiful works of art and as practical
tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them,
the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by
quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of
a finite number of extremely rare objects. Once considered
a respectable antiquarian map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley
spent years doubling as a map thief -until he was finally
arrested slipping maps out of books in the Yale University
library. The Map Thief delves into the untold history of
this fascinating high-stakes criminal and the inside story
of the industry that consumed him. Acclaimed reporter
Michael Blanding has interviewed all the key players in
this stranger-than-fiction story, and shares the
fascinating histories of maps that charted the New World,
and how they went from being practical instruments to
quirky heirlooms to highly coveted objects. Though pieces
of the map theft story have been written before, Blanding
is the first reporter to explore the story in full-and had
the rare privilege of having access to Smiley himself
after he'd gone silent in the wake of his crimes. Moreover,
although Smiley swears he has admitted to all of the maps
he stole, libraries claim he stole hundreds more-and offer
intriguing clues to prove it. Now, through a series of
exclusive interviews with Smiley and other key individuals,
Blanding teases out an astonishing tale of destruction and
redemption. The Map Thief interweaves Smiley's escapades
with the stories of the explorers and mapmakers he knew
better than anyone. Tracking a series of thefts as brazen
as the art heists in Provenance and a subculture as
obsessive as the oenophiles in The Billionaire's Vinegar,
Blanding has pieced together an unforgettable story of
high-stakes crime."--|cProvided by publisher.
520 Draws on interviews with confessed rare-map thief E.
Forbes Smiley to document his experiences with mercenary
explorers and mapmakers, offering insight into the
cutthroat map trade while investigating allegations of
hundreds of additional thefts.
520 "The story of an infamous crime, a revered map dealer with
an unsavory secret, and the ruthless subculture that
consumed him Maps have long exerted a special
fascination on viewers-both as beautiful works of art and
as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who
collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business,
inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters
in search of a finite number of extremely rare objects.
Once considered a respectable antiquarian map dealer, E.
Forbes Smiley spent years doubling as a map thief -until
he was finally arrested slipping maps out of books in the
Yale University library. The Map Thief delves into the
untold history of this fascinating high-stakes criminal
and the inside story of the industry that consumed him.
Acclaimed reporter Michael Blanding has interviewed all
the key players in this stranger-than-fiction story, and
shares the fascinating histories of maps that charted the
New World, and how they went from being practical
instruments to quirky heirlooms to highly coveted objects.
Though pieces of the map theft story have been written
before, Blanding is the first reporter to explore the
story in full-and had the rare privilege of having access
to Smiley himself after he'd gone silent in the wake of
his crimes. Moreover, although Smiley swears he has
admitted to all of the maps he stole, libraries claim he
stole hundreds more-and offer intriguing clues to prove
it. Now, through a series of exclusive interviews with
Smiley and other key individuals, Blanding teases out an
astonishing tale of destruction and redemption. The Map
Thief interweaves Smiley's escapades with the stories of
the explorers and mapmakers he knew better than anyone.
Tracking a series of thefts as brazen as the art heists in
Provenance and a subculture as obsessive as the oenophiles
in The Billionaire's Vinegar, Blanding has pieced together
an unforgettable story of high-stakes crime. "--|cProvided
by publisher.
538 Requires Boundless App.
588 Description based on print version record.
600 10 Smiley, E. Forbes.
600 17 Smiley, E. Forbes.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01929124
650 0 Map dealers|zUnited States.
650 0 Map industry and trade|zUnited States.
650 0 Map thefts|zUnited States.
650 0 Book thefts|zUnited States.
650 7 Book thefts.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00836250
650 7 Map dealers.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01008669
650 7 Map industry and trade.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01008675
650 7 Map thefts.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01008695
651 7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155
655 4 Electronic books.
776 08 |iElectronic reproduction of (manifestation):|aBlanding,
Michael.|tMap thief|dNew York, NY : Gotham Books, 2014
|z9781592408177|w(DLC) 2014005305|w(OCoLC)861479004
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