This is a fascinating book about people and their tenuous claim to fame. I liked learning about the musical language "Solresol," promoted by Jean Francois Sudre and the use of blue glass to heal as promoted by A.J. Pleasanton.
Banvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales of People Who Didn't Change the World review
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