The great pretenders : the true stories behind famous historical mysteries / Jan Bondeson.
The great pretenders : the true stories behind famous historical mysteries / Jan Bondeson.
The great pretenders : the true stories behind famous historical mysteries / Jan Bondeson.
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, 2004.
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Date
2004.
Call Numbers
001.95/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
326 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The Lost Dauphin -- 2. The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser -- 3. The Emperor and the Hermit -- 4. Princess Olive, Hannah Lightfoot, and George Rex -- 5. The Tichborne Claimant -- 6. The Duke of Baker Street -- 7. A World of Mysteries.
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, 2004.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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Summary
"Did the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette die during his imprisonment in the Temple Tower, or was he one of the people claiming to be the Lost Dauphin after the Terror ended? What does DNA testing on the heart purported to belong to the Dauphin reveal? Was Kaspar Hauser, the mysterious boy who claimed to have spent his entire childhood in a su...
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The great pretenders : the true stories behind famous historical mysteries / Jan Bondeson.
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Includes bibliographical references.
Mitchell Library copy: Jacket filed.
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Other version (online)
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001.95/3
Record Identifier
74Vvlx0RllAg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvlx0RllAg
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ISBN
0393019691
9780393019698
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001.95
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991017545279702626
