Project Gutenberg 2022-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 357 Howe, Thomas Carr 1904 1994 46011820 Salt mines and castles: The discovery and restitution of looted European art $aUnited States :$bBobbs-Merrill Co.,$c1946. Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Salt Mines and Castles: The Discovery and Restitution of Looted European Art" by Thomas Carr Howe, Jr. is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. This work provides a firsthand narrative of Howe's experiences as a Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Officer in post-World War II Germany, focusing on the recovery of looted European art from various locations, including salt mines and castles. The book is likely to appeal to readers interested in art history, World War II, and the intersection of cultural preservation amidst the ruins of conflict. The opening of the book introduces Thomas Carr Howe, Jr. as he embarks on his assignment following the end of the war. The narrative begins with his travel to Europe, heightening the anticipation of the work ahead, which involves not only salvaging stolen artworks but also navigating the complexities of military bureaucracy and the remnants of wartime devastation. As he travels from America to Europe, he is surrounded by fellow officers and iconic figures such as Charles Lindbergh, emphasizing the historical context. Howe reflects on the significance of the mission before him, fortified by a sense of duty to restore cultural treasures to their rightful owners amid the chaos and destruction left in the war's wake. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89050449172 20200602054858howe 1946 US Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Art -- Europe World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions N Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Art 823617 2025-06-27T05:53:55.209447 text/html 752533 2024-10-18T22:07:47 text/html 2114035 2025-06-27T05:54:08.366354 application/epub+zip 2116842 2025-06-27T05:53:58.266445 application/epub+zip 407648 2025-06-27T05:53:56.638447 application/epub+zip 2708721 2025-06-27T05:54:15.352331 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2622313 2025-06-27T05:54:06.976415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1007227 2022-09-30T17:09:37.151364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 637872 2025-06-27T05:53:53.293446 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 617716 2024-10-18T22:07:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17193 2025-06-27T05:54:15.503338 application/rdf+xml 14793 2025-06-27T05:53:57.042420 image/jpeg 1957 2025-06-27T05:53:56.839416 image/jpeg 2630970 2025-06-27T05:53:55.358429 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia