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HodgePodgeCast Episode 1: I Have a Bridge to Sell You
Hodgepodgecast
36 minutes 47 seconds
9 months ago
HodgePodgeCast Episode 1: I Have a Bridge to Sell You
Mur and Jenny explore the phrase: If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale!
Resources for this episode:
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Clancy, C. J. (2024, December 12). The man who “sold” the brooklyn bridge, statue of liberty, and Ulysses Grant’s tomb. IrishCentral.com. https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/man-sold-brooklyn-bridge-statue-of-liberty
John a roebling suspension bridge > bridge history. John A Roebling Suspension Bridge. (n.d.). https://roeblingbridge.org/Bridge-History
Nelson, T. (2021, July 1). “capt.” George C. Parker (1860-1937) -... Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229047420/george-c.-parker
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Sifakis, C. (1993). Parker, George C. Brooklyn Bridge impressario. In Hoaxes and Scams A Compendium of Deceptions, Ruses and Swindles (pp. 198–199). story, Facts on File.
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