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David Sinclair is the author of eight previous books, including the recent Hall of Mirrors and the best-selling The Pound: A Biography. He has enjoyed a long career as a senior journalist with some of Britain's leading newspapers, and divides his time between London and Normandy.
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How did you first hear about Sir Gregor MacGregor, and what made you
decide to write a book about him?
When I first heard the outline of the MacGregor story, I found it so
hard to believe that I felt it must be worth further investigation--and
that if it did turn out to be absolutely true, it would definitely deserve
a book. It came about at a New Year party, when I was living in Ireland. A
friend of mine, Desmond FitzGerald, who holds the ancient Irish title of
The Knight of Glin, told me that he had found among the family archives at
Glin Castle, in County Limerick, material relating to the involvement of
two of his ancestors with a certain General Sir Gregor MacGregor in a
sensational 19th century fraud. MacGregor had invented an entire country
in Central America. Not only had he sold land there to hundreds of people
in Scotland, and persuaded them to emigrate, but he had also floated a
£200,000 loan on the London capital market for the "government"
of this fictitious country. How had he gotten away with it? Desmond did
not know. What concerned him was whether his forebears had been part of
the plot, or ...
Frank W. Abagnale is one of the world's most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement and secure documents. For over 35 years he has worked with, advised and consulted with hundreds of financial institutions, ... (more)
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The Land That Never Was
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Catch Me If You Can
by Frank W. Abagnale
Pope Brock is a writer, teacher and DJ living in Arlington, Massachusetts. He is the author of three books: Indiana Gothic (Doubleday/Nan A. Talese), about the murder of his great-grandfather; Charlatan: America's Most ... (more)
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The Land That Never Was
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Charlatan
by Pope Brock
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