Sir Gregor MacGregor and the Land that Never was: The Extraordinary Story of the Most Audacious Fraud in History by David Sinclair

Sir Gregor MacGregor and the Land that Never was: The Extraordinary Story of the Most Audacious Fraud in History

David Sinclair

358 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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On a cold January morning in 1823, a group of Scottish immigrants set sail from the port of Leith. They were headed for the nation of Poyais in Central America where, they were told, they would find rich and fertile soils, a balmy climate and beau...

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