Tomb Raiders: Real Tales of Grave Robberies

by Judy Dodge Cummings

Book Overview

The dead do not always rest easy. Armed with shovels and crowbars, thieves throughout history have unearthed graves for greed, hunger, and knowledge.

Tomb Raiders: Real Tales of Grave Robberies recounts little-known stories of body snatchers and crooks of the crypt. For example, when colonists in Jamestown, Virginia, dug up the dead in 1609, they were after food. During this "Starving Time," settlers ate horses, dogs, cats,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619306204
• ISBN13: 9781619306202
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Nomad Press (VT)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8