Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures
In Priceless, Robert K. Wittman, the founder of the FBI’s Art Crime Team, pulls back the curtain on his remarkable career for the first time, offering a real-life international thriller to rival The Thomas Crown Affair.
Rising from humble roots as the son of an antique dealer, Wittman built a twenty-year career that was nothing short of extraordinary. He went undercover, usually unarmed, to catch art thieves, scammers, and black market traders in Paris and Philadelphia, Rio and Santa Fe, Miami and Madrid.
By the FBI’s accounting, Wittman saved hundreds of millions of dollars worth of art and antiquities. He says the statistic isn’t important. After all, who’s to say what is worth more --a Rembrandt self-portrait or an American flag carried into battle? They're both priceless.
- Title : Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures
- Author: Robert Wittman
- Softcover
- Print Length : 336
- Publisher : Crown
- Publication Date : June 7, 2011
- Dimensions : 5.2 x 0.73 x 7.99 inches
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In Priceless, Robert K. Wittman, the founder of the FBI’s Art Crime Team, pulls back the curtain on his remarkable career for the first time, offering a real-life international thriller to rival The Thomas Crown Affair.
Rising from humble roots as the son of an antique dealer, Wittman built a twenty-year career that was nothing short of extraordinary. He went undercover, usually unarmed, to catch art thieves, scammers, and black market traders in Paris and Philadelphia, Rio and Santa Fe, Miami and Madrid.
By the FBI’s accounting, Wittman saved hundreds of millions of dollars worth of art and antiquities. He says the statistic isn’t important. After all, who’s to say what is worth more --a Rembrandt self-portrait or an American flag carried into battle? They're both priceless.
- Title : Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures
- Author: Robert Wittman
- Softcover
- Print Length : 336
- Publisher : Crown
- Publication Date : June 7, 2011
- Dimensions : 5.2 x 0.73 x 7.99 inches