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A fictionalized account of the 1869 Cardiff Giant hoax perpetrated by George Hull, heir to a cigar fortune. On hearing reports that giants may have inhabited prehistoric America, he has sculptors make a huge statue, buries it on a farm in Cardiff, New York, and digs it up, claiming a find. Lots of people fall for it.
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 1998St. Martin's Press · 352 pages · 9780312194383
- Other · English · 2017CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 296 pages · 9781542640121
- Other · English · 1997St. Martin's Press · 346 pages · 9780312167714
FictionCardiff giantForgery of antiquitiesNew york (state), fictionFiction, historical, generalCivilization