Moses Greeley Parker Memorial Library (Dracut)

The hunt for history, on the trail of the world's lost treasures--from the letters of Lincoln, Churchill, and Einstein to the secret recordings onboard JFK's Air Force One, Nathan Raab and Luke Barr

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The hunt for history

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Nathan Raab and Luke Barr

on the trail of the world's lost treasures--from the letters of Lincoln, Churchill, and Einstein to the secret recordings onboard JFK's Air Force One

Each day, people from all over the world contact Nathan Raab for help understanding what they have, what it might be worth, and how to sell it. The Raab Collection's president, Nathan is a modern-day treasure hunter and one of the world's most prominent dealers of historical artifacts. Most weeks, he travels the country, scours auctions, or fields phone calls and emails from people who think they may have found something of note in a grandparent's attic. In The Hunt for History, Raab shares some fascinating stories about his professional exploits: spotting a letter from British officials that secured the Rosetta Stone; discovering a piece of the first electric cable laid by Edison; restoring a fragmented letter from Andrew Jackson that led to the infamous Trail of Tears; and locating copies of missing audio that had been recorded on Air Force One as the plane brought JFK's body back to Washington. Whether it's the first report of Napoleon's death or an unpublished letter penned by Albert Einstein to a curious soldier, every document and artifact Raab uncovers comes with a spellbinding story--and often offers new insights into a life we thought we knew

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