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Author:

Graham, Ian, 1953-

Title:

The ultimate book of impostors : over 100 true stories of the greatest phonies and frauds / Ian Graham

Publisher:

SourcebooksInc.,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

306 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

Impostors and imposture--History

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Introduction: to be or to be someone else -- Serial offenders -- Gender benders -- False heirs -- Fugitives from justice -- Frauds and freebooters -- Imitation indians -- Fabulous fantasists -- Spooks and cops -- A miscellany of mimics -- Recommended reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author

Summary:

"From Mata Hari to D.B. Cooper, history is littered with people pretending to be someone else. Some go undetected for years, cultivating their false identities so skillfully, even their spouses don't know. Other frauds go up in flames after one misstep. The Ultimate Book of Impostors presentes the astonishing true stories behind over one hundred of the craziest and funniest phonies in history." --From the back cover

ISBN:

1402288670 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781402288678 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)857234306

LCCN:

2013031145

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