The 10 greatest conspiracies of all time / Brad Meltzer, with Keith Ferrell.
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- Ten greatest conspiracies of all time
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Master storyteller Brad Meltzer counts down and decodes the world's top 10 most intriguing conspiracies stories.
Wanted: the truth. In a riveting collection, Brad Meltzer guides us through the 10 greatest conspiracies of all time, from Leonardo da Vinci's stolen prophecy to the Kennedy assassination. This richly illustrated book serves up those fascinating, unexplained questions that nag at history buffs and conspiracy lovers: Why was Hitler so intent on capturing the Roman "Spear of Destiny?" Where did all the Confederacy's gold go? What is the government hiding in Area 51? And did Lee Harvey Oswald really act alone?
Meltzer sifts through the evidence, weighs competing theories, separates what we know to be true and what's still--and perhaps forever--unproved or unprovable, and in the end, decodes the mystery and arrives at the most likely explanation.
"Originally published in 2013 as History decoded: the 10 greatest conspiracies of all time"--Title page verso.
Introduction -- John Wilkes Booth: was Lincoln's assassin apprehended? -- Confederate gold: stolen treasure or hidden wealth of a new Confederacy? -- The Georgi guidestones: America's Stonehenge -- DB Cooper: American outlaw -- The White House: where is the cornerstone of democracy? -- The spear of destiny: history's most sacred relic -- The real da Vinci code: did Leonardo predict an apocalypse -- Is there any gold in Fort Knox? -- UFOs: inside Roswell and Area 51 -- The Kennedy assassination: the truth is out there.
The author showcases the world's top conspiracies, including Leonardo da Vinci's stolen prophecy, the Kennedy assassination, and the DB Cooper story.
Meltzer, a master storyteller, counts down the world's top ten conspiracy theories. He sifts through the evidence, weighs competing theories, separates what we know to be true from what is unproved or unprovable. In the end, he decodes the mystery and arrives at the most like explanation... or does he? -- adapted from back cover