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How the World's Greatest Underwater Treasure Hunter Never Got Wet

Autor: Gary L. Pinkerton

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Vazba: Brožovaná

Vydavatel: McFarland & Co Inc

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Harry E. Rieseberg's autobiographical writings include stories like being attacked by a giant octop...

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Autor

Gary L. Pinkerton

Jazyk

Angličtina

Vazba

Kniha - Brožovaná

Vydáno

2024

Stránek

277

EAN

9781476694023

Enbook ID

44264355

Vydavatel

McFarland & Co Inc

Hmotnost

462

Rozměry

178 x 254

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Harry E. Rieseberg's autobiographical writings include stories like being attacked by a giant octopus while recovering sunken treasure, defending himself from an attack by a 15-foot shark with only a diving knife, and surviving a hurricane and a severely broken leg while at sea--all captivating tales for audiences in the 1940s and 1950s, and all invented by a very successful charlatan.

This is a biography of Harry E. Rieseberg, a shameless self-promoter who passed himself off as the world's greatest treasure salvor but who never got wet. His entire public persona was based on stories he retold in dozens of books and thousands of articles in which he made claims of feats that were fantasy but sold as fact. Despite the often-obvious facts of his fabrication, his books influenced a generation of legitimate divers and underwater archaeologists like Sir Robert Marx and Robert Stenuit. Thoroughly researched, this book uses sources including his personal records and letters to his agents to provide deep insight into the nature of his life and the way he created a false persona for popular consumption.

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