The Museum of Hoaxes. A Collection of Pranks, Stunts, Deceptions, and Other Wonderful Stories Contrived for the Public from the Middle Ages to the Millenium.

Boese, Alex.

ISBN 10: 0525946780 / ISBN 13: 9780525946786

Published by Dutton, New York, 2002

About this Item

266pp, index, bibliography, bw ills. Or papered boards in jacket. Front jacket flap creased. Historical tour of hundreds of documented hoaxes. Size: 8vo.

Seller Inventory # 027659

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Museum of Hoaxes. A Collection of Pranks, Stunts, Deceptions, and Other Wonderful Stories Contrived for the Public from the Middle Ages to the Millenium.
• Publisher: Dutton, New York
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525946780
• ISBN 13: 9780525946786
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Language, Dictionaries, Trivia, Law

About this title

Synopsis

Presents an entertaining collection of hundreds of documented historical hoaxes, pranks, deceptions, and stunts that have fooled the public from the Middle Ages to the present day, from Edgar Allan Poe's literary deception to P. T. Barnum, the master hoaxer, discussing the origin of April Fool's Day, providing a Gullibility Test, and more. 50,000 first printing.

About the Author

Alex Boese is a graduate student at the University of California at San Diego, where he is completing his doctoral dissertation. He is the creator and curator of www.museumofhoaxes.com, which began in 1997 as research notes for his dissertation. His website has received acclaim from Yahoo!, as well as USA Today and other newspapers around the world.