Stone of Kings: In Search of The Lost Jade of The Maya

Helferich Author Of ?An Unlikely Trust: Theodore Roosevelt J.P. Morgan And The Impr, Gerard

ISBN 10: 0762763515 / ISBN 13: 9780762763511

Published by Lyons Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stone of Kings: In Search of The Lost Jade of The Maya
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762763515
• ISBN 13: 9780762763511
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

A book perfectly timed for the re-setting of the Maya calendar in 2012.... Part history, popular science, armchair travel, and real-life treasure hunt, this is the story of pre-Columbian jade—the precious stone revered by ancient Aztecs, Incans, and Maya—and the scientists, collectors, explorers and entrepreneurs who have been searching for the mythical jade mines for century.

About the Author

Gerard Helferich is the author of the widely praised Humboldt’s Cosmos, which was a Discover magazine Science Bestseller; and High Cotton, which received the 2008 Authors Award for nonfiction from the Mississippi Library Association.