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Paper Diver: How the World's Greatest Underwater Treasure Hunter Never Got Wet
Paper Diver: How the World's Greatest Underwater Treasure Hunter Never Got Wet
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Harry E. Rieseberg was a successful charlatan who passed himself off as the world's greatest treasure salvor, but his books influenced a generation of legitimate divers and underwater archaeologists. He fabricated stories of feats that were fantasy but sold as fact, and his personal records and letters provide insight into his life and the way he created a false persona for popular consumption.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 277 pages
Publication date: 29 February 2024
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Harry E. Rieseberg, a notorious self-promoter, falsely claimed to be the world's greatest treasure salvager. However, he never ventured into the water. His entire public persona was built on fictional stories he crafted and propagated through numerous books and articles, presenting them as factual achievements. Despite the glaring inconsistencies and obvious fabrication, his books had a significant impact on a generation of legitimate divers and underwater archaeologists, including Sir Robert Marx and Robert Stenuit. Extensively researched, the book utilizes personal records and letters to his agents to offer a profound understanding of his life and the intricate process by which he constructed a deceptive public persona for widespread consumption.
Harry E. Rieseberg, a notorious self-promoter, falsely claimed to be the world's greatest treasure salvager. However, he never ventured into the water. His entire public persona was built on fictional stories he crafted and propagated through numerous books and articles, presenting them as factual achievements. Despite the glaring inconsistencies and obvious fabrication, his books had a significant impact on a generation of legitimate divers and underwater archaeologists, including Sir Robert Marx and Robert Stenuit. Extensively researched, the book utilizes personal records and letters to his agents to offer a profound understanding of his life and the intricate process by which he constructed a deceptive public persona for widespread consumption.
Harry E. Rieseberg, a notorious self-promoter, falsely claimed to be the world's greatest treasure salvager. However, he never ventured into the water. His entire public persona was built on fictional stories he crafted and propagated through numerous books and articles, presenting them as factual achievements. Despite the glaring inconsistencies and obvious fabrication, his books had a significant impact on a generation of legitimate divers and underwater archaeologists, including Sir Robert Marx and Robert Stenuit. Extensively researched, the book utilizes personal records and letters to his agents to offer a profound understanding of his life and the intricate process by which he constructed a deceptive public persona for widespread consumption.
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781476694023
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