Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession

by Craig Childs

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316066427
• ISBN13: 9780316066426
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"