Michael Blanding | The Map Thief

Stakes are high in the cartographic underbelly. E. Forbes Smiley –once a respected antiquarian map dealer who worked with the likes of Norman B. Leventhal–was secretly working as a map thief, stealing some of the world’s rarest maps until he was arrested at the Yale University library. This fascinating tale of devastation and redemption is truly stranger-than-fiction, and Brookline’s own Michael Blanding has brought the story to life in full.