Hoax: A History of Deception: 5,000 Years of Fakes, Forgeries, and Fallacies

by Ian Tattersall and Peter Névraumont

Book Overview

An entertaining collection 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, has teamed up with Peter N (c)aumont to tell this anti-history of the world, in which Michelangelo fakes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031650372X
• ISBN13: 9780316503723
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.7" x 9.5"