Duped! : true stories of the world's best swindlers / Andreas Schroeder ; illustrations by Rémy Simard.

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    • Abstract:
      Summary: Provides details of some of the biggest swindles in history, illustrated with comic-style illustrations, including the "War of the Worlds" broadcast, the discovery of two supposedly new Shakespeare plays, and the discovery of a tribe of Stone Age cave-dwellers in the Philippines.
    • Content Notes:
      Introduction: Too good to be true? -- The Tasaday: Stone Age cave dwellers of the Philippines -- The great Shakespeare forgery -- War of the worlds: a Martian invasion-- The Prince of Humbug -- Instant globe circling-just add water -- Operation Bernhard -- La Grande Therèse steps out -- Good vibrations.
    • Notes:
      "This book is the first in the It actually happened series"--T.p. verso.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
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    • ISBN:
      9781554513505 (pbk.)
      1554513502 (pbk.)
      9781554513512 (bound)
      1554513510 (bound)
    • Accession Number:
      709668207
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.526021