On a cold January morning in 1823, a group of Scottish immigrants looking for a new life set sail for a tropical Eden called Poyais. The only catch was that it didn't exist. This is the dazzling and very funny story of one of the greatest hoaxes in history--a story as colorful and bizarre as the mastermind behind it.
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On a cold January morning in 1823, a group of Scottish immigrants looking for a new life set sail for a tropical Eden called Poyais. The only catch was that it didn't exist. This is the dazzling and very funny story of one of the greatest hoaxes in history--a story as colorful and bizarre as the mastermind behind it.
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