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BL
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| Record Number
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688540
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| Doc. No
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b510729
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| Main Entry
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Murphy, Jim,1947-
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| Title & Author
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The giant and how he humbugged America /\ Jim Murphy.
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| Edition Statement
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First edition.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Scholastic Press,, 2012.
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| Page. NO
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112 pages :: illustrations ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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0439691842 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 9780439691840 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-108) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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.
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| Subject
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Cardiff giant, Juvenile literature.
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Forgery of antiquities-- New York (State)-- Cardiff, Juvenile literature.
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Cardiff (N.Y.), Antiquities, Juvenile literature.
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New York (State), Antiquities, Juvenile literature.
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| Dewey Classification
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974.7/65
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| LC Classification
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F129.C27M87 2012
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