Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
Susan Orlean • Rizzoli • ISBN 9780449003718
Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
Susan Orlean • Rizzoli • ISBN-13 9780449003718
ISBN-10 Not provided • 2000
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ISBN 9780449003718 • Completeness 48
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A compelling investigation into the obsessive subculture of rare orchid collecting and the legal battles surrounding the poaching of the ghost orchid.
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Contributor: Susan Orlean
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Category: Biographical NarrativeCategory: Botanical IllustrationCategory: Environmental LiteratureCategory: Florida FloraCategory: Natural HistoryCategory: OrchidologyCategory: Botanical HistoryCategory: True Crime
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