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Published by Penguin Press HC, The, New York, NY, U.S.A., 2005
ISBN 10: 1594200386ISBN 13: 9781594200380
Seller: The Book Lovers, Philo, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Author's first book. A fine first edition. Highly prsied.
Published by Penguin Press HC, The, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2009
ISBN 10: 1594202117ISBN 13: 9781594202117
Seller: Ash Grove Heirloom Books, Pueblo, CO, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Book.
Published by Penguin Press HC, The, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2009
ISBN 10: 159420201XISBN 13: 9781594202018
Seller: Joe Staats, Bookseller, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. The Panama Canal has long been celebrated as a triumph of American engineering and technology. In THE CANAL BUILDERS, Julie Greene reveals that this emphasis obscures a far more remarkable element of the canal's construction: the tens of thousands of workingmen and -women who traveled from around the world to build it. Drawing on research from around the globe, Greene explores the human dimensions of the Panama Canal story, revealing how it transformed perceptions of American empire at the dawn of the twentieth century. For a project that would secure America's position as a leading player on the world stage, the Panama Canal had controversial beginnings. When President Theodore Roosevelt seized rights to a stretch of Panama soon after the country gained its independence, many Americans saw it as an act of scandalous land-grabbing. Yet Roosevelt believed the canal could profoundly strengthen American military and commercial power while appearing to be a benevolent project for the benefit of the world. But first it had to be built. From 1904 to 1914, in one of the greatest labor mobilizations ever, working people traveled to Panama from all over the globe - from farms and industrial towns in the United States, sugarcane plantations in the West Indies, and rocky fields in Spain and Italy. When they arrived, they faced harsh and inequitable conditions: labor unions were forbidden, workers were paid differently based on their race and nationality - with the most dangerous jobs falling to West Indians, and anyone not contributing to the project could be deported. Yet Greene reveals how canal workers and their families managed to resist government demands for efficiency at all costs, forcing many officials to revise their policies. THE CANAL BUILDERS recounts how the Panama Canal emerged as a positive symbol of American power and became a critical early step towards twentieth-century globalization. Yet by chronicling the contributions of canal workers from all over the world, Julie Greene also reminds us of the human dimensions of a project more commonly remembered for its engineering triumphs. 475 pp, with Index. Library or gift quality. Mint, unread, first edition, first printing, in as new, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} NF61.
Published by Penguin Press HC, The, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2009
ISBN 10: 1594202206ISBN 13: 9781594202209
Seller: Joe Staats, Bookseller, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. PROVENANCE is the extraordinary narrative of one of the most far-reaching and elaborate deceptions in art history. Investigative reporters Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo brilliantly recount the tale of a great con man and unforgettable villain, John Drewe, and his sometimes unwitting accomplices. Chief among those was the struggling artist John Myatt, a vulnerable single father who was manipulated by Drewe into becoming a prolific art forger. Once Myatt had painted the pieces, the real fraud began. Drewe managed to infiltrate the archives of the upper echelons of the British art world in order to fake the provenance of Myatt's forged pieces, hoping to irrevocably legitimize the fakes while effectively rewriting art history. The story stretches from London to Paris to New York, from tony Manhattan art galleries to the esteemed Giacometti and Dubuffet associations, to the archives at the Tate Gallery. This enormous swindle resulted in the introduction of at least two hundred forged paintings, some of them breathtakingly good and most of them selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many of these fakes are still out in the world, considered genuine and hung prominently in private houses, large galleries, and prestigious museums. And the sacred archives, undermined by John Drewe, remain tainted to this day. PROVENANCE reads like a well-plotted thriller, filled with unforgettable characters and told at a breakneck pace. But this is most certainly not fiction; Provenance is the meticulously researched and captivating account of one of the greatest cons in the history of art forgery. Fine, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} NF94.
Published by Penguin Press HC, The, New York, U.S.A., 2008
ISBN 10: 1594201641ISBN 13: 9781594201646
Seller: rarefirsts, Charlotte Hall, MD, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First Edition stated, with correct number line sequence, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy. GIFT QUALITY.
Published by Penguin Press HC, The, New York, U.S.A., 2008
ISBN 10: 1594201641ISBN 13: 9781594201646
Seller: rarefirsts, Charlotte Hall, MD, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First Edition stated, with correct number line sequence, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy. GIFT QUALITY.
Published by Penguin Press HC, The, New York, NY, U.S.A., 2012
ISBN 10: 1594203768ISBN 13: 9781594203763
Seller: rarefirsts, Charlotte Hall, MD, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition stated, with correct number line sequence, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine has concaved a bit, but otherwise crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " VERY GOOD" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover.
Published by Penguin Press HC, The, New York, U.S.A., 2007
ISBN 10: 1594201315ISBN 13: 9781594201318
Seller: rarefirsts, Charlotte Hall, MD, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First Edition, with correct number line sequence, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy. GIFT QUALITY.