Great Imposters

In this entertaining book, written for young readers but of general interest, George Sullivan tells the amazing stories of twelve imposters. These colorful characters range from a con man who -- among other swindles -- sold the Eiffel Tower as scrap metal twice, to a London chambermaid who masqueraded in the American colonies as sister to the British queen, to a brilliant if erratic scientist and practical jokester whose genius at electronics and ability to psych out his targets saved thous...