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100 1 _aHowe, Thomas Carr,
_d1904-1994
245 1 0 _aSalt mines and castles: The discovery and restitution of looted European art
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-05-22
508 _aTim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Salt Mines and Castles: The Discovery and Restitution of Looted European Art" by Thomas Carr Howe, Jr. is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. This work provides a firsthand narrative of Howe's experiences as a Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Officer in post-World War II Germany, focusing on the recovery of looted European art from various locations, including salt mines and castles. The book is likely to appeal to readers interested in art history, World War II, and the intersection of cultural preservation amidst the ruins of conflict. The opening of the book introduces Thomas Carr Howe, Jr. as he embarks on his assignment following the end of the war. The narrative begins with his travel to Europe, heightening the anticipation of the work ahead, which involves not only salvaging stolen artworks but also navigating the complexities of military bureaucracy and the remnants of wartime devastation. As he travels from America to Europe, he is surrounded by fellow officers and iconic figures such as Charles Lindbergh, emphasizing the historical context. Howe reflects on the significance of the mission before him, fortified by a sense of duty to restore cultural treasures to their rightful owners amid the chaos and destruction left in the war's wake. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1946
653 _aArt -- Europe
653 _aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
653 _aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions
856 4 _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89050449172
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68150
999 _c108970
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