Hoax: A History of Deception

5,000 Years of Fakes, Forgeries, and Fallacies

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Almanacs & Trivia, Curiosities & Wonders, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime, History
Cover of the book Hoax: A History of Deception by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont, Running Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont ISBN: 9780316503709
Publisher: Running Press Publication: March 20, 2018
Imprint: Black Dog & Leventhal Language: English
Author: Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
ISBN: 9780316503709
Publisher: Running Press
Publication: March 20, 2018
Imprint: Black Dog & Leventhal
Language: English

An entertaining collection of the most audacious and underhanded deceptions in the history of mankind, from sacred relics to financial schemes to fake art, music, and identities.

World history is littered with tall tales and those who have fallen for them. Ian Tattersall, a curator emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, has teamed up with Peter Névraumont to tell this anti-history of the world, in which Michelangelo fakes a masterpiece; Arctic explorers seek an entrance into a hollow Earth; a Shakespeare tragedy is "rediscovered"; a financial scheme inspires Charles Ponzi; a spirit photographer snaps Abraham Lincoln's ghost; people can survive ingesting only air and sunshine; Edgar Allen Poe is the forefather of fake news; and the first human was not only British but played cricket.

Told chronologically, HOAX begins with the first documented announcement of the end of the world in 2800 BC and winds its way through controversial tales such as the Loch Ness Monster and the Shroud of Turin, past proven fakes such as the Thomas Jefferson's ancient wine and the Davenport Tablets built by a lost race, and explores bald-faced lies in the worlds of art, science, literature, journalism, and finance.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

An entertaining collection of the most audacious and underhanded deceptions in the history of mankind, from sacred relics to financial schemes to fake art, music, and identities.

World history is littered with tall tales and those who have fallen for them. Ian Tattersall, a curator emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, has teamed up with Peter Névraumont to tell this anti-history of the world, in which Michelangelo fakes a masterpiece; Arctic explorers seek an entrance into a hollow Earth; a Shakespeare tragedy is "rediscovered"; a financial scheme inspires Charles Ponzi; a spirit photographer snaps Abraham Lincoln's ghost; people can survive ingesting only air and sunshine; Edgar Allen Poe is the forefather of fake news; and the first human was not only British but played cricket.

Told chronologically, HOAX begins with the first documented announcement of the end of the world in 2800 BC and winds its way through controversial tales such as the Loch Ness Monster and the Shroud of Turin, past proven fakes such as the Thomas Jefferson's ancient wine and the Davenport Tablets built by a lost race, and explores bald-faced lies in the worlds of art, science, literature, journalism, and finance.

More books from Running Press

Cover of the book Maps of the World by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Cover of the book The Great Book of Philadelphia Sports Lists by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Cover of the book Mr. Wilkinson's Vegetables by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Cover of the book Theodore Gray's Completely Mad Science by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Cover of the book You Are a Badass® by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Cover of the book 1-2-3, You Love Me by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Cover of the book You Suck at Drinking by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Cover of the book So You Want to Move to Canada, Eh? by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Cover of the book Some Moms by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Cover of the book Hollywood Black by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Cover of the book The Lazy Couponer by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Cover of the book Icons by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Cover of the book Smart Cookie by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Cover of the book Mafia Prince by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Cover of the book Best Bear Ever! by Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy