The orchid thief
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Word Count
88,250 words, Guess
Page Count
353 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL33301M
- ISBN-10156895736X
- OCLC Control Numberorchidthief00orle
- Library of Congress Control Number99015872
- LibraryThing6022
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- Goodreads1006030
Classifications
- DDC635.9/344/09759
- LCCSB63.L315 O75 1999
Description
The orchid thief in Susan Orlean's true story of beauty and obsession is John Laroche, a renegade plant dealer and sharply handsome guy, in spite of the fact that he is missing his front teeth and has the posture of al dente spaghetti. In 1994, Laroche and three Seminole Indians were arrested with rare orchids they had stolen from a wild swamp in south Florida that is filled with some of the world's most extraordinary plants and trees. Laroche had planned to clone the orchids and then sell them for a small fortune to impassioned collectors. After he was caught in the act, Laroche set off one of the oddest legal controversies in recent memory, which brought together environmentalists, Native American activists, and devoted orchid collectors. The result is a tale that is strange, compelling, and hilarious.
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- Wheeler large print book series
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