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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Brookes, Adam (Journalist), author.
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Forbidden City (Beijing, China) -- History.
Art treasures in war -- China -- Beijing -- History -- 20th century.
Cultural property -- Protection -- China -- Beijing -- History -- 20th century.
Art -- China -- Beijing.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945.
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Fragile cargo : the ...
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Fragile cargo : the World War II race to save the treasures of China's Forbidden City / Adam Brookes.
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Brookes, Adam (Journalist), author.
New York : Atria Books, 2023.
Subjects
Forbidden City (Beijing, China) -- History.
Art treasures in war -- China -- Beijing -- History -- 20th century.
Cultural property -- Protection -- China -- Beijing -- History -- 20th century.
Art -- China -- Beijing.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945.
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9781982149291 (hardcover) :
1982149299 (hardcover) :
Description:
370 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
Edition:
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Contents:
Prelude: The Forbidden City -- First glimpse of the Imperial collections -- The shabby professor -- Peace, and war -- Evacuation -- Shanghai -- To London -- The southern route -- Fleeing Nanjing -- The central route -- The northern route -- A sort of sanctuary -- The unforgettable day -- Exile? -- Hunting tigers.
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The gripping true story of the bold and determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasures of China's Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II and beyond.
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Hawaii State Library
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709.51 Br
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709.51 Br
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709.51 Br
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