01469cam a2200265 4500 758521270 TxAuBib 20070406120000.0 010430s2001||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2001026348 9780802713681 HRD 0802713688 HRD (OCoLC)46882527 DLC DLC DLC TxGR TxAuBib Hart, Matthew, 1945- Diamond [Book] : a journey to the heart of an obsession / Matthew Hart. New York : Walker & Company, 2001. 276 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-258) and index. Large pink -- Diamond seas --Middle empire -- Long hunt -- Rush in the barrens -- End of the old cartel -- Manufacture of desire -- Bad goods -- Diamond wars -- Diamond cutter -- Rosy blue -- Dogrib country. Traces the history of the much-sought-after jewel and its industry, revealing the true nature of the diamond trade and profiling many of the individuals responsible for the largest diamond finds. From the smugglers' paradise of the South African mines to the glittering store windows of Tiffany's, Hart follows the diamond trail, encountering characters as memorable as the stones they seek. 20070406. Diamonds. RV8