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Cravan: Mystery Man of the Twentieth Century by Rick Geary, Mike Richardson

saidtheraina's review

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3.0

Rick Geary (tut tut to goodreads for not listing him in the bib info) has a series of these comic biographies. Cool stuff - I'll definitely have to remember him for anytime I get asked for such a thing. This is the story of a con man in the early 20th century who disappeared mysteriously. Fun, interesting. I enjoy the feeling of strict fact in the text, with the illustrations being old-fashioned, but heightened. There's a sense of irony in the narrative. Good stuff!

antlersantlers's review

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3.0

A semi-true, mostly speculative account of the life of Arthur Cravan. As with all Rick Geary's work, the illustrations are amazing. This is definitely less captivating than the Treasury of Victorian Murder and the Treasury of XXth Century Murder series. Honestly I think I only read this because I enjoy Rick Geary so much. Were I not actively trying to read everything we have by him, I likely wouldn't have picked this up.

laurabb's review

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5.0

I loved this book, what an interesting character! Amazing that I'd never heard of before...
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