Plunder of the Ancients: A True Story of Betrayal, Redemption, and an Undercover Quest to Recover Sacred Native American Artifacts
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.88 (829 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0762796332 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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(New Mexico Magazine)“Engrossing, spellbinding, an insider’s look at the despicable business of selling stolen American Indian sacred artifacts for profit. Whenever Native ceremonial spiritual objects like masks and statues are seen as trophy items by collectors, you can bet the black-market operatives are ready and willing to lie, cheat, and steal in order to make some tainted money. Lucinda Schroeder writes a driving nonfiction narrative of these goings-on in New Mexico, all the more absorbing because she isn't just an author spinning a well-researched tale; she's a special agent who worked undercover in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and even Germany to identify wrongdoers and ret
I believe the extraordinary unique work by this author would surely have pleased Tony Hillerman if he were present to read this Plunder of Ancients is a detailed and riveting true-life account of a federal wildlife agent investigating the little known clandestine pilfering of sacred Native American religious artifacts from the secret Navajo, Hopi and Pueblo religious societies for extraordinary profit. The writer takes you inside her world fighting both criminals and government bureaucracy in seeking justice for the exploitation of N. Truman Goldendog said A fascinating law enforcement story about which you may know nothing. This is a fascinating story about Native American culture, law enforcement, and bureaucracies that seemingly are intent on not carrying out their mandates. Especially if the crimes, no matter how egregious, are politically risky to investigate and could derail careers. The only reason why serial criminals, like the ones in this book, are brought to justice is because of heroes like now retired Agent Schroede. "Lucinda is very good writer and therefore the book is easily read and" according to Don Bullis. Plunder of the Ancients succeeds on several levels. Lucinda is very good writer and therefore the book is easily read and moves along smoothly. Second of all, the story is an important one: the deliberate desecration of Native American religious items for no reason but pure profit. And finally, Plunder deals with the complications and exigencies of undercover investigations. The destruction and desecration o
Plunder of the Ancients takes readers along on a dangerous and unprecedented assignment as Schroeder battles betrayal, evil spirits, and shape shifters for a cause she strongly believes in. Her final task was to bring the criminals to justice; recover the sacred artifacts and return them to their rightful people. Learn more at lucindaschroeder. Plunder of the Ancients is a rare look inside an undercover investigation in which special agent Lucinda Schroeder reveals the details of her case in which she was assigned to expose Indian Art thieves and dealers in Santa Fe, New Mexico, who out of unmitigated greed, were exploiting sacred artifacts for huge sums of money