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The land that never was : Sir George MacGregor and the most audacious fraud in history / David Sinclair

by David Sinclair

This history details the 1823 Poyais hoax, in which Scottish settlers were defrauded into travelling to a fictional Central American country. It examines the origins of the elaborate scam and its devastating consequences for those who attempted to colonise the swampy territory.

Accession 21339 ISBN 0306813092 Publisher Da Capo
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