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Sins against science : the scientific media hoaxes of Poe, Twain, and others / Lynda Walsh.

Author/creator Olman, Lynda C. (Lynda Christine), 1971-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Table of contents only
Subject(s)
Scientific literature.
Science news.
Impostors and imposture in literature.
Series SUNY series, Studies in scientific and technical communication
SUNY series, Studies in scientific and technical communication. ^A456671
Contents A brief natural history of hoaxing -- Method -- Poe's hoaxing and the construction of readerships -- Mark Twain and the social mechanics of laughter -- The hoaxes of Dan de Quille: building and defending the west -- The mechanics of hoaxing.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-290) and index.
LCCN 2005033336
ISBN0791468771 (alk. paper)
ISBN079146878X (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780791468777
ISBN9780791468784

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