The rescuers the remarkable people who saved world heritage / Nancy Moses.
| Author/creator | Moses, Nancy, 1948 |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2025] |
| Description | xviii, 175 pages illustrations 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Remarkable people who saved world heritage |
| Physical medium | illustrations |
| Contents | Monuments officers and culture warriors -- The Laird of Breckness : the man who saved Skara Brae -- Harold Rhode, Doris Hamburg and others : the men and women who saved the Iraqi Jewish Archive -- Tom Cade : the man who saved the Peregrine Falcon -- Louis Shotridge and George B. Gordon : the men who saved Tlingit culture -- John A. Lomax : the man who saved American folk song classics. |
| Abstract | "This book profiles some of the handful of people who rescued significant cultural treasures that would or may have been otherwise lost to humankind. Some, like Dr. Assad, were on a noble mission, but that is not always the case. Some are motivated by profit, fame, gratitude, or personal advancement"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024043859 |
| ISBN | 9781538159798 cloth alk. paper |
| ISBN | electronic |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |