The scent of scandal
Subtitle: greed, betrayal, and the world's most beautiful orchid
By: Craig Pittman ; foreword by Raymond Arsenault and Gary R. Mormino
Series: The Florida history and culture series
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780813039749
Subjects: Scandals; Marie Selby Botanical Gardens; Commerce; Orchid industry; Phragmipedium; Endangered plants; History; Criminal investigation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cast of Characters; title: Prologue: The Choice of Snakes; title: The Most Beautiful Party in Town; title: The Garden of Earthly Delights; title: The Adventurer; title: The Carpenter; title: The Holy Grail; title: The Rival; title: The Race; title: The Investigation; title: The Last Condor; title: The Law and the Loophole; title: The Circular Firing Squad; title: The Stories They Told; title: The Judges; title: The Hike from Hell; title: The Courtroom Drama; title: The Scarlet Letter; title: The Final Showdown; title: Epilogue: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made of.