Hoax: A History of Deception : 5,000 Years of Fakes, Forgeries, and Fallacies Hardback
by Ian Tattersall, Peter Nevraumont
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An enthralling exploration 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, and Peter Névraumont, an award-winning book producer, have teamed up to create this anti-history of the world, in which Michelangelo fakes a cupid; the holy foreskin is venerated; arctic explorers search for an entrance into a hollow Earth; a woman is elected Pope; and people can survive on only air and sunshine.
Told chronologically, HOAX begins with the first documented announcement of the end of the world from 365 AD 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 art world, journalism, and archeology.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages, 100 full-colorphotosthroughout
- Publisher:Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
- Publication Date:29/03/2018
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- ISBN:9780316503723
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages, 100 full-colorphotosthroughout
- Publisher:Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
- Publication Date:29/03/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9780316503723