Fraudes

Paul Ingouf

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THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. "It was certainly my mistake to underestimate "Frauds and Trafficking in the Cotentin" by labeling it merely as regionalism.Indeed, the first two-thirds of this slim and unassuming little book contain a veritable history book, followed, in its remaining third, by a collection of anecdotes as delightful as they are true. For when legend and folk song fall silent, there remain fascinating stories, at least one of which-the tale of the barrel found at Nez Bayard-is worthy of the Grand Guignol. Paul Ingouf, a historian from Cherbourg, spent his childhood running across the moors and over the rocks with the customs officers, listening to their.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fraudes
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good