Books Details
Author : Robert K. Wittman Pages : 338 pages Publisher :
Broadway Books Language : eng ISBN-10 : B0036S4BRG ISBN-13 :
Books Descriptions
The Wall Street Journal called him ?a living legend.? The
London Times dubbed him ?the most famous art detective in the
world.??In Priceless, Robert K. Wittman, the founder of the
FBI?s Art Crime Team, pulls back the curtain on his remarkable
career for the first time, offering a real-life international
thriller to rival The Thomas Crown Affair. ???Rising from
humble roots as the son of an antique dealer, Wittman built a
twenty-year career that was nothing short of extraordinary. He
went undercover, usually unarmed, to catch art thieves,
scammers, and black market traders in Paris and Philadelphia,
Rio and Santa Fe, Miami and Madrid.?In this page-turning
memoir, Wittman fascinates with the stories behind his
recoveries of priceless art and antiquities: The golden armor
of an ancient Peruvian warrior king. The Rodin sculpture that
inspired the Impressionist movement. The headdress Geronimo
wore at his final Pow-Wow. The rare Civil War battle flag
carried into battle by one of the
