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The Giant and How He Humbugged America
Winner:NAPPA Gold Awards -Ages 6 & Up (2012)
Nominee:Charlotte Award -High School/Grades 9-12 (2014)
Two-time Newbery Honor Book author has written an amazing account of one of America's most famous hoaxes!When a 10-foot tall purported "petrified man" is unearthed from a backyard in upstate New York in 1869, the discovery immediately turns into a spectacle of epic proportions. News of the giant spreads like wildfire, and well over a thousand people come to view him in the first five days alone!Everyone has their own idea of his true origin: Is he an ancient member of the local Onandaga Indian tribe? Is he a biblical giant like Goliath? Soon the interests of world-renowned scientists and people from around the globe are piqued as arguments flare over who he is, where he came from, and if he is real--or just a hoax. In a riveting account of how the Cardiff Giant mystery snowballed into one of America's biggest money-making spectacles--and scams--Jim Murphy masterfully explores the power of 19th-century media and the unexpected ripple effect that a single corrupt mastermind can produce when given a stage.
Book Details
- Publisher: Scholastic Press
- Publish Date: Oct 1st, 2012
- Pages: 112
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 10.10in - 8.20in - 0.70in - 1.30lb
- EAN: 9780439691840
- Recommended age: 09-12
- Categories: • History - United States - 19th Century• Curiosities & Wonders• Law & Crime
About the Author
Jim Murphy was the celebrated author of more than thirty-five books for young readers, most notably Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting and The Great Fire, a Newbery Honor Winner. His carefully researched, engaging, and elegantly written nonfiction garnered the most prestigious awards in the field.
Praise for this book
Praise for Jim Murphy: The Great Fire A Newbery Honor Book* "A vertiable cinematic account." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewBlizzard! A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book2010 Margaret Edwards Award * "An example of stellar nonfiction." -- Booklist, starred reviewThe Crossing: How George Washington Saved the American Revolution* "A refreshingly frank, vivid, well-researched account of a pivotal time in American history." -- Booklist, starred review Truce* "Spectacular!" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review