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The Great Pretenders: The True Stories Behind Famous Historical Mysteries

The Great Pretenders: The True Stories Behind Famous Historical Mysteries
By J Bondeson

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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?

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #593484 in Books
  • Published on: 2004-05-04
  • Format: Illustrated
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 320 pages

Editorial Reviews

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

About the Author
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.