Book: The French Blue By Richard W. Wise - The Hope Diamond's First 250yrs - TFB1

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The French Blue tells the true-to-life story of Jean Baptiste Tavernier a 17th century gem merchant. Follow him as his lifelong dream leads him to the fabulous 116 carat great blue diamond. Today the stone is known as The Hope Diamond and is housed in the National Gem Collection at the Smithsonian , but for the first 250 years of its history, it was known simply as the French Blue. Читать далее