Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-108) and index.
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The discovery -- Word spreads -- The scientists' opinions -- Open for business -- Changes -- Embarrassing accusations -- The ugly truth -- A giant move -- Enter Barnum -- Giant problems all around -- A giant farewell -- A final resting place.
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A description of the Cardiff Giant mystery in which a man in upstate New York buried a ten-foot-tall, petrified model of a man, which was discovered by well diggers a year later, and set into motion a money-making spectacle.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Cardiff giant, Juvenile literature.
Forgery of antiquities-- New York (State)-- Cardiff, Juvenile literature.
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Cardiff (N.Y.), Antiquities, Juvenile literature.
New York (State), Antiquities, Juvenile literature.