Scott Tribble

This is a thorough, historical account of the great hoax involving a purported petrified giant, depicting an antediluvian or legendary American Indian figure or evidence of Old World cultures in the pre-history of America . Local history (and although it was a national story, the methods of research were necessarily local) must be thorough to properly trace and document each element of the story. This book tells the story of the conception of the hoax, through its execution, to its long aftermath even to the present.… (mere)