Loch Ness Uncovered, Rebecca Siegel
Loch Ness Uncovered, Rebecca Siegel
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Loch Ness Uncovered
Media, Misinformation, and the Greatest Monster Hoax of All Time

Author: Rebecca Siegel

Narrator: Samara Naeymi

Unabridged: 3 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/01/2024


Synopsis

In 1934, a photo of a Scottish lake beast appeared in London’s Daily Mail, stunning the public and igniting a worldwide case of Loch Ness Monster fever. But the truth behind that earth-shattering photograph reveals a stranger-than-fiction tale, complete with a band of merry pranksters, feuding scientists, and newspaper editors desperate to sell papers.

Meticulously researched through primary sources and in-depth interviews, Loch Ness Uncovered is the fascinating true story of the conspiracy that sparked intrigue worldwide. With an engaging narrative, here is a nonfiction book that will transport young readers to a thrilling world of monster madness.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tamara on June 17, 2024

While I still hold out slim hope that "Nessie" exists (it's the Scot in me), Rebecca Siegel presents an excellently researched book with an engaging narrative to hold young readers' attentions while teaching a lesson on journalism, "fake news" and how Loch Ness became the "greatest monster hoax of a......more

Goodreads review by Summer on February 15, 2024

Thank you, Rebecca Siegel and NetGalley, for the ARC. I leave this review voluntarily and happily. Also, thank you publishers for your hard work! I absolutely love to read about the strange and unusual. What's better than that? Monsters! This book goes over a lot of things dealing with the Loch Ness......more

Goodreads review by Richard on June 24, 2024

4.5 stars, rounded up. * A fun read that manages to be entertaining and thought-provoking at the same time. * Could have used more visuals - e.g., maps of the region and the loch itself. * The author does well to provide the historical context which birthed the originating myth and precipitated the "su......more