A treasury of deception

liars, misleaders, hoodwinkers, and the extraordinary true stories of history's greatest hoaxes, fakes, and frauds

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Michael Farquhar: A treasury of deception (2005, RB Large Print)

397 pages

English language

Published March 19, 2005 by RB Large Print.

ISBN:
978-1-4193-5726-8
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OCLC Number:
62904884

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Conmen, tricksters, charlatans, impostors, and down right liars seeking wealth, 15 minutes of fame, or the alleviation of blam rely upon the maxim that "there's a sucker born every minute." A tribe of Stone Age people is discovered in the Philippines, animals in the Central Park Zoo have escaped and are attacking New Yorkers, and P.T. Barnum displays the amazing Feejee Mermaid. History is filled with examples of the media, governments, and churches falling for as well as employing deceit.

3 editions

Subjects

  • Impostors and imposture -- History -- Case studies.
  • Deception -- History -- Case studies.
  • Large type books.