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- catalog abstract "Profiles thirteen scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, adventurers, and writers who once basked in glory, but faded into obscurity due to failed experiments, bad luck, and the signs of madness.".
- catalog contributor b12111825.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description "Banvard's folly -- The clever dullard -- Symmes hole -- The man with N-ray eyes -- If only geniuses knew how to scheme -- 22,000 seedlings -- Psalmanazar -- The pneumatic underground -- He being dead yet speaketh not -- A dedicated amateur of fashion -- A.J. Pleasonton's blue light special -- Walking on the rings of Saturn".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog description "Profiles thirteen scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, adventurers, and writers who once basked in glory, but faded into obscurity due to failed experiments, bad luck, and the signs of madness.".
- catalog extent "x, 286 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0312268866".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Picador USA,".
- catalog subject "920.02 21".
- catalog subject "Biography.".
- catalog subject "CT9990 .C64 2001".
- catalog subject "Eccentrics and eccentricities Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Banvard's folly -- The clever dullard -- Symmes hole -- The man with N-ray eyes -- If only geniuses knew how to scheme -- 22,000 seedlings -- Psalmanazar -- The pneumatic underground -- He being dead yet speaketh not -- A dedicated amateur of fashion -- A.J. Pleasonton's blue light special -- Walking on the rings of Saturn".
- catalog title "Banvard's folly : thirteen tales of renowned obscurity, famous anonymity, and rotten luck / Paul Collins.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".