The Great Pretenders
Jan Bondeson
Jan Bondeson, M.D., focuses his medical expertise and insightful wit on the
great unsolved mysteries of disputed identity of the last two hundred
years. Did the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette really die in the
Temple Tower, or did the Lost Dauphin reappear among the throngs of
pretenders to the throne? And what does DNA testing reveal about the
Dauphin's mummified heart? Who was Kaspar Hauser: an abused child, the
crown prince of Baden, or a pathological liar? In this highly
entertaining work covering the most famous cases of disputed identity,
Jan Bondeson uncovers all the evidence, then applies his medical
knowledge and logical thinking to ascertain the true stories behind
these fascinating histories. "Bondeson examines hitherto neglected
documents and adds his valuable medical knowledge....Entertaining
studies of classic imposters and a public inclined to be gullible even
before the age of TV."—Kirkus Reviews
great unsolved mysteries of disputed identity of the last two hundred
years. Did the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette really die in the
Temple Tower, or did the Lost Dauphin reappear among the throngs of
pretenders to the throne? And what does DNA testing reveal about the
Dauphin's mummified heart? Who was Kaspar Hauser: an abused child, the
crown prince of Baden, or a pathological liar? In this highly
entertaining work covering the most famous cases of disputed identity,
Jan Bondeson uncovers all the evidence, then applies his medical
knowledge and logical thinking to ascertain the true stories behind
these fascinating histories. "Bondeson examines hitherto neglected
documents and adds his valuable medical knowledge....Entertaining
studies of classic imposters and a public inclined to be gullible even
before the age of TV."—Kirkus Reviews
Year:
2005
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Language:
english
Pages:
332
ISBN 10:
0393326446
ISBN 13:
9780393326444
File:
PDF, 15.04 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2005
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