Hoaxes & Hexes: Daring Deceptions & Mysterious Curses (Amazing Stories (Heritage House)): Daring Deceptions and Mysterious Curses - Softcover

Smith, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1926613988 ISBN 13: 9781926613987

Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

The "Canadian Oxford Dictionary" defines "hoax" as a "humorous or malicious deception," and "hex" as "a magic spell." These stories of hoaxes and hexes illustrate our curious desire to believe in the impossible and explain the inexplicable. Portrayed here are accomplished hoaxers and swidnlders, including the flamboyant 19th-century financier known as Lord Gordon--Gordon; David Walsh, author of the horrendous Bre-X gold-mine hoax of the 1990s; and the eccentric Josef Papp, who claimed to have crossed the Atlantic in a homemade submarine.The persistent power of hexes is recorded in stories of cursed places--including a strange haunting in the Cypress Hills and a deadly Lake Superior lighthouse--and weird coincidences, such as the legendary Hollywood hex on Oscar-winning actresses. Whether humorous or malicious, real or imagined, hoaxes or hexes have entertained and ensnared us throughout history.

About this title

About the Author:

Barbara Smith is the author of over thirty books, including Campfire Stories of Western Canada, The Famous Five, The Valiant Nellie McClung, Hoaxes and Hexes, The Mad Trapper, and perennial bestsellers Ghost Stories of Alberta, Ghost Stories and Mysterious Creatures of British Columbia, and Ghost Stories of the Rocky Mountains.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1926613988
• ISBN 13: 9781926613987
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144