Tall tales, legends & hoaxes
Subtitle: from Johnny Appleseed to Jersey devils and internet scams
By: Nat Segaloff
Edition: 2010 ed.
Publisher: Fall River Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781435123717
Subjects: Urban folklore; Impostors and imposture; Hoaxes; Folklore
Other titles: Tall tales, legends and hoaxes
Description: Explores the truth behind some of history's most persistent myths, old wives tales, classic and modern urban legends, hoaxes, and scams.
Notes: Previous ed. published as: The everthing tall tales, legens & outrageous lies book.

Includes bibliographical references and filmography.
Table of contents: title: Mythtory; title: Old wives tales, or bad advice from well meaning relatives; title: There's one born every minute (America's best cons and con artists); title: Mass hysteria : historic hoaxes and classic urban legends; title: Internet hoaxes; title: Hollywood and bust; title: Modern urban legends; title: Damage control.