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Finders Keepers
Craig Childs
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Description for Finders Keepers
Paperback. Renowned naturalist Craig Childs explores the paradoxical nature of archaeological excavation among the ruins. Num Pages: 240 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
To whom does the past belong? Is the archeologist who discovers a lost tomb a sort of hero - or a villain? If someone steals a relic from a museum and returns it to the ruin it came from, is she a thief? Written in his trademark lyrical style, Craig Childs's riveting new book is a ghost story - an intense, impassioned investigation into the nature of the past and the things we leave behind. We visit lonesome desert canyons and fancy Fifth Avenue art galleries, journey throughout the Americas, Asia, the past and the present. The result is a ... Read more
To whom does the past belong? Is the archeologist who discovers a lost tomb a sort of hero - or a villain? If someone steals a relic from a museum and returns it to the ruin it came from, is she a thief? Written in his trademark lyrical style, Craig Childs's riveting new book is a ghost story - an intense, impassioned investigation into the nature of the past and the things we leave behind. We visit lonesome desert canyons and fancy Fifth Avenue art galleries, journey throughout the Americas, Asia, the past and the present. The result is a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780316066464
SKU
V9780316066464
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Craig Childs
Craig Childs is a river guide, a field instructor, an adventurer and a writer. He camps in the back country of the American West at least nine months of the year, usually living in the back of his truck, out of a river vessel, or from his backpack. He hasn't had a phone in 10 years.
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