The Giant and How He Humbugged America

by Jim Murphy

Two-time Newbery Honor Book author has written an amazing account of one of America's most famous hoaxes

When a 10-foot tall purported petrified man is unearthed from a backyard in upstate New York in 1869, the discovery immediately turns into a spectacle of epic proportions. News of the giant spreads like wildfire, and well over a thousand people come to view him in the first five days alone Everyone has their own idea of his true origin:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439691842
• ISBN13: 9780439691840
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.2" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7