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Killer stuff and tons of money seeking history and hidden gems in flea-market America

Traces the efforts of master antiques dealer Curt Avery to discover valuable and historically relevant items at flea markets, discussing flea market culture and some of Avery's unlikely successes. Includes numerous observations about major east-coast antique venues such as Brimfield as well as...

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Main Author: Stanton, Maureen.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Yerger, Mary tribute.
Antiques business.
Flea markets.
Summary: Traces the efforts of master antiques dealer Curt Avery to discover valuable and historically relevant items at flea markets, discussing flea market culture and some of Avery's unlikely successes. Includes numerous observations about major east-coast antique venues such as Brimfield as well as thoughts about the PBS television program "Antiques Roadshow". Author protects the identity of the main character and many other dealers with extensive use of pseudonyms (p. 279).
Physical Description: x, 326 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-316) and index.
ISBN: 9781594202933 (hbk.)
1594202931 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Maureen Stanton 's writing has appeared in Creative Nonfiction , Fourth Genre , River Teeth, The Florida Review , Crab Orchard Review , The Sun , and many other journals, as well as several anthologies including Best of The Sun , Best of Brevity , and Best Texas Writing .  Five of her essays were listed as "Notable Essays" in Best American Essays series. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Pushcart Prize, a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, a MacDowell Colony Fellowship, the Iowa Review nonfiction award, and the American Literary Review nonfiction prize. She currently teaches creative nonfiction at the University of Missouri.

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