The Giant and how he humbugged America

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Label

The Giant and how he humbugged America

Statement of responsibility

Jim Murphy

Creator

• trueMurphy, Jim, 1947-

Subject

• trueAntiquities -- Forgeries
• Barnum, P. T., (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891
• Barnum, P. T., (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 -- Juvenile literature
• Cardiff (N.Y.) -- Antiquities
• Cardiff (N.Y.) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature
• trueCardiff giant
• Cardiff giant -- Juvenile literature
• trueCardiff, New York -- Antiquities
• Forgery of antiquities -- New York (State) | Cardiff
• Forgery of antiquities -- New York (State) | Cardiff -- Juvenile literature
• trueHoaxes -- History
• trueNew York (State) -- Antiquities
• New York (State) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature

Genre

• Juvenile literature

Language

eng

Summary

An account of how the Cardiff Giant mystery snowballed into one of America's biggest money-making spectacles--and scams. Author Jim Murphy explores the power of 19th-century media and the unexpected ripple effect that a single corrupt mastermind can produce when given a stage

Tone

• trueOffbeat

Writing style

• trueAttention-grabbing

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

974.7/65

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

1210L

Intended audience source

Lexile

Interest level

MG

LC call number

F129.C27

LC item number

M87 2012

Literary form

non fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 5
• 12

Nature of contents

bibliography

Reading level

8.7

Study program name

Accelerated Reader AR

Target audience

pre adolescent