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  E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61859911 Title: Hope diamond : the legendary history of a cursed gem Author: Richard Kurin Publisher: [Washington, DC] : New York : Smithsonian Books ; Collins, 2006. ISBN/ISSN: 0060873515 9780060873516 0060873523 9780060873523 OCLC:61859911

  
  

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Hope diamond : the legendary history of a cursed gem

Author:	Richard Kurin
Publisher:	[Washington, DC] : Smithsonian Books ; New York : Collins, 2006.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	"Since its discovery in seventeenth-century India, the Hope diamond, a glimmering deep-blue gem weighing more than 45 carats, has been shrouded in mystery and steeped in intrigue. In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Richard Kurin goes beyond the speculation to reveal the truth behind a legendary stone." "The Hope diamond's history is tied to the French Revolution, the machinations of British King George IV, the Gilded Age in America, and a number of adept jewelers, including Pierre Cartier and Harry Winston. In the twentieth century, the story of the Hope diamond's curse made it more famous than ever before; some six million people visit it every year at the Smithsonian Institution. But this legend, which Kurin puts to rest once and for all, is only one small piece of a long and lustrous story that moves between ancient religion and modern magic, royal power and class rivalry, revenge and greed." "Kurin, a cultural anthropologist, has spent more than a decade on the trail of the legendary gem. His narrative is filled with fascinating places and people - from the fabled diamond city of Golconda to the fabulously rich heiress Evalyn McClean to Jackie Kennedy and her role in one of the Hope's few twentieth-century trips abroad. Richly illustrated, Hope Diamond works in a grand historical tradition - depicting the specific to reveal the universal."--Jacket.  Read more...
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Subjects	Hope diamond -- History. Hope diamond. Hope
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