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The orchid thief / Susan Orlean

By:

Orlean, Susan

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Ballantine Books , 2002 , c1998.Description: 284 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780449003718

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DDC classification:

92 ORL

Abstract: In 1994, Laroche and three Seminole Indians were arrested with rare orchids they had stolen from a wild swamp in south Florida that is filled with some of the world's most extraordinary plants and trees. Laroche had planned to clone the orchids and then sell them for a small fortune to impassioned collectors. After he was caught in the act, Laroche set off one of the oddest legal controversies in recent memory, which brought together environmentalists, Native Amer-ican activists, and devoted orchid collectors. The result is a tale that is strange, compelling, and hilarious.

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Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	92 ORL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		029944

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-284).

In 1994, Laroche and three Seminole Indians were arrested with rare orchids they had stolen from a wild swamp in south Florida that is filled with some of the world's most extraordinary plants and trees. Laroche had planned to clone the orchids and then sell them for a small fortune to impassioned collectors. After he was caught in the act, Laroche set off one of the oddest legal controversies in recent memory, which brought together environmentalists, Native Amer-ican activists, and devoted orchid collectors. The result is a tale that is strange, compelling, and hilarious.

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