DuMont, Brianna.

Famous phonies : legends, fakes, and frauds who changed history / Legends, fakes, and phonies who changed history Brianna DuMont. - 162 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm - The changed history series .

The Yellow Emperor -- Gilgamesh -- Homer -- Pythagoras -- Confucius -- Pope Joan -- Hiawatha -- Prester John -- William Shakespeare -- George Washington -- The Turk -- Major William Martin.

""Famous Phonies: Legends, Fakes, and Frauds Who Changed History is the first in a new nonfiction middle grade series that will explore the underbelly of history, making you question everything you thought you knew about history's finest. It's perfect for the history buff, the reluctant reader, or that kid who loves the strange and unusual."" --

Ages 9-12.

9781629146454 (hardback)

2014022733


Impostors and imposture--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Deception--Juvenile literature.

CT9980 / .D87 2014

920.02