A treasury of deception
Subtitle: liars, misleaders, hoodwinkers, and the extraordinary true stories of history's greatest hoaxes, fakes, and frauds
By: Michael Farquhar.
Publisher: RB Large Print
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Prince Frederick, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 397
Subjects: Impostors and imposture -- History -- Case studies.; Deception -- History -- Case studies.; Large type books.
Genres: Case studies.
Description: 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.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Penguin, 2005.

"LP306"--Spine.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-395).