American Goliath

by Harvey Jacobs

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A fictionalized account of the 1869 Cardiff Giant hoax perpetrated by George Hull, heir to a cigar fortune. On hearing reports that giants may have inhabited prehistoric America, he has sculptors make a huge statue, buries it on a farm in Cardiff, New York, and digs it up, claiming a find. Lots of people fall for it.
  • ISBN10 1542640121
  • ISBN13 9781542640121
  • Publish Date 19 January 2017 (first published 1 October 1997)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 298
  • Language English