The Giant and how he Humbugged America
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The discovery -- Word spreads -- The scientists' opinions -- Open for business -- Changes -- Embarrassing accusations -- The ugly truth -- A giant move -- Enter Barnum -- Giant problems all around -- A giant farewell -- A final resting place -- Other famous hoaxes.
A description of the Cardiff Giant mystery in which a man in upstate New York buried a ten-foot-tall, petrified model of a man, which was discovered by well diggers a year later, and set into motion a money-making spectacle.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Scholastic Press, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 112 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
READING LEVEL
Lexile: 1210
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780439691840
SUBJECTS
Barnum, P. T. -- 1810-1891.
Cardiff giant.
Forgery of antiquities -- Cardiff.
Cardiff (N.Y.) -- Antiquities.
New York (State) -- Antiquities.