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The orchid thief

Call Number

  • 921 O715 (CEN)

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Edition

Ballantine Books trade pbk. ed.

Publication Information

New York : Ballantine, 2008.

Physical Description

xiv, 284, [13] p. ; 21 cm.

Summary

Chronicles the 1994 crime story of John Laroche, a plant dealer who teamed up with three Seminole Indians to steal rare orchids from a southern Florida swamp with the intention of having the orchids cloned to sell to collectors; examines the ramifications of the case, which concerned a wide variety of groups, including environmentalists, Native Americans, and orchid enthusiasts.

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