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Name: The Orchid Thief
Rating: 3.333333333333 (6 reviews)
Author: Susan Orlean

In *The Orchid Thief*, Susan Orlean documents the real-life case of John Laroche, a Florida nursery grower and plant collector who was arrested in 1994 for stealing rare orchids from a swamp in South Florida. Laroche intended to clone the plants and sell them to a market of passionate collectors. His arrest drew the attention of environmentalists, Native American activists, and the orchid-collecting community, creating a complex legal dispute that explored the tensions between conservation, native rights, and the horticultural trade.

First publish date: 1998

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: Susan Orlean

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