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The Great Pretenders Jan Bondeson

The Great Pretenders By Jan Bondeson

The Great Pretenders by Jan Bondeson


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Summary

Was Kaspar Hauser really the missing crown prince of Baden? In this collection of entertaining stories of great unsolved mysteries of disputed identity, Jan Bondeson uses all the evidence at hand to ascertain the truth behind the history.

The Great Pretenders Summary

The Great Pretenders: The True Stories Behind Famous Historical Mysteries by Jan Bondeson

In this highly entertaining work, Jan Bondeson delves into the great unsolved cases of disputed identity. Did the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette die in the Temple Tower or was he one of the fellows claiming to be the dauphin after the Terror? Was Kaspar Hauser really the missing crown prince of Baden? When an eccentric duke built a tunnel complex beneath his estate, who is to say he didn't have a second life as a shopkeeper in London?

The Great Pretenders Reviews

"[An] engrossing collection of famous unsolved mysteries of disputed identity such as the Tichborne Claimant and the lost dauphin." - Star Ratings, The Bookseller

About Jan Bondeson

Jan Bondeson is the author of numerous books, including the "enthralling... must-read" (Maggie McDonald, New Scientist) Buried Alive (Norton). He is a professor at the University of Wales College of Medicine in Cardiff.

Additional information

GOR001727617
9780393019698
0393019691
The Great Pretenders: The True Stories Behind Famous Historical Mysteries by Jan Bondeson
Used - Very Good
Hardback
WW Norton & Co
2004-02-17
320
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