Sir Gregor Macgregor and the Land That Never Was
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Sir Gregor Macgregor and the Land That Never Was by David Sinclair
In January 1823, a group of Scottish immigrants set sail from Leith, headed for the nation of Poyais in Central America where, they were told, they would find rich and fertile soils, a balmy climate and beautiful, civilized cities. This is the story of the land invented by Sir Gregor MacGregor.
That is a long way from David Sinclair's boisterous reassessment of the life of the Scottish freebooter he holds accountable for the most audacious fraud in history - Scotsman
David Sinclair is a respected journalist and a former editor of the Sunday Times Review. His previous book The Pound: A Biography was a bestseller in hardback and was nominated for the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2000.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780755310791 |
| ISBN 10 | 0755310799 |
| Title | Sir Gregor Macgregor and the Land That Never Was |
| Author | David Sinclair |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2003-02-03 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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