Name: Paper Diver: How the World's Greatest Underwater Treasure Hunter Never Got Wet (en Inglés)
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Author: Pinkerton, Gary L.
ISBN: 9781476694023

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Paper Diver: How the World's Greatest Underwater Treasure Hunter Never Got Wet (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Gary L. Pinkerton

Editorial

McFarland & Company

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

120

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

25.4 x 17.8 x 1.1 cm

ISBN13

9781476694023

Categorías

Reino unido
Siglo xx, c. 1900-c. 1999
Biografía: aventureros y exploradores
Historia de europa
Natación submarina (subacuática)

Paper Diver: How the World's Greatest Underwater Treasure Hunter Never Got Wet (en Inglés)

Gary L. Pinkerton (Autor) · McFarland & Company · Tapa Blanda

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Harry E. Rieseberg's autobiographical writings include stories like being attacked by a giant octopus while recovering sunken treasure, defending himself from an attack by a 15-foot shark with only a diving knife, and surviving a hurricane and a severely broken leg while at sea--all captivating tales for audiences in the 1940s and 1950s, and all invented by a very successful charlatan. This is a biography of Harry E. Rieseberg, a shameless self-promoter who passed himself off as the world's greatest treasure salvor but who never got wet. His entire public persona was based on stories he retold in dozens of books and thousands of articles in which he made claims of feats that were fantasy but sold as fact. Despite the often-obvious facts of his fabrication, his books influenced a generation of legitimate divers and underwater archaeologists like Sir Robert Marx and Robert Stenuit. Thoroughly researched, this book uses sources including his personal records and letters to his agents to provide deep insight into the nature of his life and the way he created a false persona for popular consumption.