A review by thisfoxreads
The Giant and How He Humbugged America by Jim Murphy

3.0

I love Murphy's historical nonfiction books and always scoop them up for my library. I was disappointed with this one, however. It felt rushed--not a lot of photos of The Cardiff Giant (even though Murphy saw it as a part of his research), and not many illustrations in general--or the ones in the book were sometimes superfluous (Joseph Smith being tarred & feathered).

I appreciate that Murphy shared the story of a great American humbug, but I wish his usual polish had been applied to this book. Still, worth a read!