Bibliograph

Lost rights, the misadventures of a stolen American relic, David Howard

Type

Label

Lost rights, the misadventures of a stolen American relic, David Howard

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lost rights

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

290431730

Responsibility statement

David Howard

Sub title

the misadventures of a stolen American relic

Summary

"Lost Rights" follows the singular passage of one of the 14 original copies of the Bill of Rights over the course of 138 years

Table Of Contents

A break-in -- The natural -- The $4 treasure -- The grain man -- Best friends -- The document hunter -- The leaves of the sybil -- Strangers -- The art dealer -- The bookseller -- The buyer -- A revelation -- Time runneth not against the king -- The joy of illegitimate possession -- Nowhere fast -- The sky's the limit -- Just a regular guy -- Deception -- Special delivery -- The thump on the door -- Blow-back -- The great divide -- Another way -- Postscript

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