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Book Stolen Heritage

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  • Author : Abel G. Rubio
  • Publisher : Eakin Press
  • Release : 2018-08-09
  • ISBN : 9781681791333
  • Pages : 310 pages

Download or read book Stolen Heritage written by Abel G. Rubio and published by Eakin Press. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a member of the family, tells of an emotional and successful odyssey to find the family's lost land grant-their "stolen heritage."

Book Stolen Legacy

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  • Author : George G. M. James
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2013-04-08
  • ISBN : 1627930159
  • Pages : 226 pages

Download or read book Stolen Legacy written by George G. M. James and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries the world has been misled about the original source of the Arts and Sciences; for centuries Socrates, Plato and Aristotle have been falsely idolized as models of intellectual greatness; and for centuries the African continent has been called the Dark Continent, because Europe coveted the honor of transmitting to the world, the Arts and Sciences. It is indeed surprising how, for centuries, the Greeks have been praised by the Western World for intellectual accomplishments which belong without a doubt to the Egyptians or the peoples of North Africa.

Book The Icon Hunter

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  • Author : Tasoula Georgiou Hadjitofi
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2017-04-11
  • ISBN : 1681773813
  • Pages : 486 pages

Download or read book The Icon Hunter written by Tasoula Georgiou Hadjitofi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tasoula Hadjitofi was only a child when her homeland, Cyprus, was invaded. As bombs fell and soldiers marched through the streets, her mother stood guard, reminding her children to not be afraid—not of the bombs or anything else that may follow. They would always have their family and their faith. Soon thereafter, Tasoula found herself homeless and nation-less. A refugee. Decades later, she's a successful entrepreneur and the honorary Cypriot consul to The Netherlands. But family and faith remained her touchstones—and she never lost her longing for "home." She often thought of the gorgeous Cypriot churches and their icons. One day, an art dealer offers her a chance to buy Cyprian icons stolen during the war. Icons hold a special place in the hearts of many Greek Cypriots. They are not just masterpieces—they are artistic manifestations of faith and a gateway to the divine.Outraged, Tasoula sets out on a quest to repatriate these artifacts. An immensely difficult task as icons often lack provenance in the eyes of the law. But she is determined. Yet the road to “The Munich Case”—the largest art trafficking sting in European history—is filled with mind games, subterfuge, global politics, and a shady figure named Van Rinj, whose motives are never entirely clear...

Book Stolen Heritage

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  • Author : Abel G. Rubio
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 308 pages

Download or read book Stolen Heritage written by Abel G. Rubio and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family's Spanish land grant property stolen in late 1800s

Book Stealing History

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  • Author : Roger Atwood
  • Publisher : St. Martin's Press
  • Release : 2007-04-01
  • ISBN : 1429901357
  • Pages : 352 pages

Download or read book Stealing History written by Roger Atwood and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roger Atwood knows more about the market for ancient objects than almost anyone. He knows where priceless antiquities are buried, who is digging them up, and who is fencing and buying them. In this fascinating book, Atwood takes readers on a journey through Iraq, Peru, Hong Kong, and across America, showing how the worldwide antiquities trade is destroying what's left of the ancient sites before archaeologists can reach them, and thus erasing their historical significance. And it is getting worse. The discovery of the legendary Royal Tombs of Sipan in Peru started an epidemic. Grave robbers scouring the courntryside for tombs--and finding them. Atwood recounts the incredible story of the biggest piece of gold ever found in the Americas, a 2,000-year-old, three-pound masterpiece that cost one looter his life, sent two smugglers to jail, and wrecked lives from Panama to Pennsylvainia. Packed with true stories, this book not only reveals what has been found, but at what cost to both human life and history.

Book Stolen Heritage

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  • Author : Barbara A. Masci
  • Publisher : Fleming H. Revell Company
  • Release : 1990
  • ISBN : 9780800753696
  • Pages : 160 pages

Download or read book Stolen Heritage written by Barbara A. Masci and published by Fleming H. Revell Company. This book was released on 1990 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As an infant, Running Brook is kidnapped by the Comanche; as a teenager she is rescued by gentle Quakers and introduced to Christian beliefs; as a young adult, she searches for love and her true heritage. Discreetly disguised as a boy, "Brook" travels to Texas with a tantalizing young army captain and his Indian guide. There she finds her father who welcomes her with open arms. But Brook's stepmother and Ram, her handsome stepbrother, resent her. When she accidently discovers Ram's underhanded schemes, she knows that her lfie is in danger. Isolated on the ranch, is there anywhere she can go for help? Would she dare to turn to Captain Jeremy Grant for help? She had finally found her real family, but had she lost her heritage?"--Back cover.

Book Stolen Heritage

Download or read book Stolen Heritage written by Abel G. Rubio and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits

Download or read book Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits written by Chip Colwell and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2019-10-07 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A fascinating account of both the historical and current struggle of Native Americans to recover sacred objects that have been plundered and sold to museums. Museum curator and anthropologist Chip Colwell asks the all-important question: Who owns the past? Museums that care for the objects of history or the communities whose ancestors made them?"--Provided by the publisher

Book Genocide and Settler Society

Download or read book Genocide and Settler Society written by A. Dirk Moses and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ...Often new, probing and rich examinations of the takeover of a continent by white Anglos and the long-term impact ...the book is replete with detailed and meticulously sourced information on the scope, scale and persistence of the cruelty and violence involved - actual and structural - over a 200-year period...there is a great deal in this excellent volume that demands grounds for deep reflection on how Australia came to be what it is." * Patterns of Prejudice "The value of this stimulating collection of historical essays is that it points to both the usefulness of a transnational framework for analysing race thinking and the necessity for close attention to the historical specificity of particular moments and places." * Australian Book Review "[This volume] is an outstanding collection, a challenging conversation between differing viewpoints where discussion is ongoing and cooperative." * Australian Historical Studies Colonial Genocide has been seen increasingly as a stepping-stone to the European genocides of the twentieth century, yet it remains an under-researched phenomenon.This volume reconstructs instances of Australian genocide and for the first time places them in a global context. Beginning with the arrival of the British in 1788 and extending to the 1960s, the authors identify the moments of radicalization and the escalation of British violence and ethnic engineering aimed at the Indigenous populations, while carefully distinguishing between local massacres, cultural genocide, and genocide itself. These essays reflect a growing concern with the nature of settler society in Australia and in particular with the fate of the tens of thousands of children who were forcibly taken away from their Aboriginal families by state agencies. A. Dirk Moses teaches European History and comparative genocide Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is editing another volume in this series entitled Genocide and Colonialism.

Book Stolen Words

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  • Author : Melanie Florence
  • Publisher : Second Story Press
  • Release : 2017-09-05
  • ISBN : 1772602345
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Stolen Words written by Melanie Florence and published by Second Story Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the beautiful relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks her grandfather how to say something in his language – Cree – he admits that his language was stolen from him when he was a boy. The little girl then sets out to help her grandfather find his language again. This sensitive and warmly illustrated picture book explores the intergenerational impact of the residential school system that separated young Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them, how that pain is passed down, and how healing can also be shared.

Book Stolen Legacy

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  • Author : David Munson
  • Publisher : Micah House Media, LLC
  • Release : 2013-10-25
  • ISBN : 9780983559047
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Stolen Legacy written by David Munson and published by Micah House Media, LLC. This book was released on 2013-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Stolen Legacy, ExFeds Diane and David Munson (former Federal Prosecutor and NCIS Agent) ratchet up suspense when Federal agent Eva Montanna is dragged into a dark conflict threatening her family. WWII history comes alive for her, but secrets from Grandpa Marty's past in the Dutch Resistance expose a relentless enemy fixed on revenge. New light shines on Marty's bravery in hiding Jewish families from the Gestapo, but what is he concealing? The Munsons' eighth thriller unveils priceless relics and a stolen legacy, forever changing Eva's life and her faith.

Book Stolen Heritage

Download or read book Stolen Heritage written by Alan Riding and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Strangers in a Stolen Land

Download or read book Strangers in a Stolen Land written by Richard L. Carrico and published by Adventures in the Natural Hist. This book was released on 2008 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Indians in San Diego County from 1850 through the 1930s. This analysis provides a glimpse into the cultural history of the native peoples of the region, including the Kumeyaay (Ipai/Tipai), Luiseno, Cupeno, and Cahuilla.

Book Stolen Childhood

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  • Author : Wilma King
  • Publisher : Indiana University Press
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN : 9780253211866
  • Pages : 284 pages

Download or read book Stolen Childhood written by Wilma King and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "King provides a jarring snapshot of children living in bondage. This compellingly written work is a testament to the strength and resilience of the children and their parents".--"Booklist". "King's deeply researched, well-written, passionate study places children and young adults at center stage in the North American slave experience".--"Choice". 16 photos.

Book The Orpheus Clock

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  • Author : Simon Goodman
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2016-08-16
  • ISBN : 1451697643
  • Pages : 368 pages

Download or read book The Orpheus Clock written by Simon Goodman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The passionate, true story of one man's quest to reclaim what the Nazis stole from his family--their beloved art collection--and to restore their legacy. Simon Goodman's grandparents came from German Jewish banking dynasties and perished in concentration camps. And that's almost all he knew--his father rarely spoke of their family history or heritage. But when he passed away, and Simon received his father's papers, a story began to emerge. The Gutmanns, as they were known then, rose from a small Bohemian hamlet to become one of Germany's most powerful banking families. They also amassed a world-class art collection that included works by Degas, Renoir, Botticelli, and many others, including a Renaissance clock engraved with scenes from the legend of Orpheus. The Nazi regime snatched everything the Gutmanns had labored to build: their art, their wealth, their social standing, and their very lives. Simon grew up in London with little knowledge of his father's efforts to recover their family's possessions. It was only after his father's death that Simon began to piece together the clues about the stolen legacy and the Nazi looting machine. He learned much of the collection had gone to Hitler and Goring; other works had been smuggled through Switzerland, sold and resold, with many pieces now in famous museums. More still had been recovered by Allied forces only to be stolen again by bureaucrats-- European governments quietly absorbed thousands of works of art into their own collections. Through painstaking detective work across two continents, Simon proved that many pieces belonged to his family, and successfully secured their return-- the first Nazi looting case to be settled in the United States. Goodman's dramatic story reveals a rich family history almost obliterated by the Nazis. It is not only the account of a twenty-year long detective hunt for family treasure, but an unforgettable tale of redemption and restoration.

Book Our Lost Heritage

Download or read book Our Lost Heritage written by Dennis R. McLeod and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The feasts have a fuller meaning than something just to read about in the book of Leviticus. They reveal to us the plan of God for the coming of the Messiah, our understanding of the Scriptures, the ingathering, and His final return and celebration"--Page 2.

Book Crimes Against Art

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  • Author : Bonnie Czegledi
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 510 pages

Download or read book Crimes Against Art written by Bonnie Czegledi and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of International Stolen Art Databases P.95