Основной контент книги The Phantom Principality: Gregor MacGregor and the Great Colonial Hoax
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The Phantom Principality: Gregor MacGregor and the Great Colonial Hoax

A Tale of Ambition, Greed, and the Illusion of a New World Paradise
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In the early 19th century, amid the fevered dreams of empire and fortune, one man orchestrated one of history's most audacious frauds. Gregor MacGregor, a Scottish adven-turer and self-proclaimed «Cazique of Poyais,» convinced hundreds of hopeful settlers and investors that he ruled over a prosperous new land in Central Americaa nation that did not exist.


With masterful deception, MacGregor fabricated maps, official documents, and even a working currency to sell the dream of Poyais to the desperate and ambitious alike. His victims, lured by the promise of wealth and freedom, set sail for paradise—only to find an uninhabitable wilderness, devoid of the civilization they had been promised.


The Phantom Principality unravels this extraordinary tale of illusion and betrayal, revealing how MacGregor manipulated human greed, colonial ambition, and the thirst for new beginnings to craft an empire of lies. Combining meticulous historical research with gripping storytelling, this book explores the grand deception that cost fortunes and lives—and examines how belief in a dream can sometimes be stronger than the truth.


For readers of history, true crime, and tales of extraordinary swindlers, this is the story of a con so convincing that it nearly became reality.

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17 märts 2025
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