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Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.

The Mammoth Humbug: Brooklyn Bridges, Anybody?

Record #:
35676
Abstract:
Joseph Seawell Jones was known as a hoax master. His talent originated during his boyhood in Shocco Creek and continued through academic stints at the University of North Carolina and Harvard. One hoax was a bank caper orchestrated in Columbus, Missouri. It involved “Cape Fear Money,” actually blank slips of paper, and “Public Documents,” actually old newspapers.
Source:
Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 6 Issue 4, July/Aug 1978, p17-19, 56-57