{"product_id":"dark-water-art-disaster-and-redemption-in-florence-paperback","title":"Dark Water: Art, Disaster, and Redemption in Florence - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBirthplace of Michelangelo and home to untold masterpieces, Florence is a city for art lovers. But on November 4, 1966, the rising waters of the Arno threatened to erase over seven centuries of history and human achievement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Robert Clark explores the Italian city's greatest flood and its aftermath through the voices of its witnesses. Two American artists wade through the devastated beauty; a photographer stows away on an army helicopter to witness the tragedy first-hand; a British \"mud angel\" spends a month scraping mold from the world's masterpieces; and, through it all, an author asks why art matters so very much to us, even in the face of overwhelming disaster.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eROBERT CLARK is the author of the novels\u003ci\u003e In the Deep Midwinter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Mr. White's Confession\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Love Among the Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the nonfiction books\u003ci\u003e My Grandfather's House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e River of the West\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Solace of Food: A Life of James Beard\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751566016800,"sku":"9780767926492","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b1dbd4b114c7b9ba5b7aecc7106dcb37.webp?v=1779976019","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dark-water-art-disaster-and-redemption-in-florence-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}