Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower

Meet Vic, a man who sold the Eiffel Tower to a scrap metal dealer. But that's not the only impossible thing he's done. He's also sold the Statue of Liberty, the Taj Mahal, and the Great Wall of China. But how did he do it? And why did people believe him? This is the true story of a man who tricked people into believing the impossible, and how he got away with it. Greg Pizzoli's humorous and entertaining illustrations bring this bizarre true story to life, and will leave you wondering what other impossible feats Vic might have pulled off. A New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2015. In the early 1900s, Robert Miller, a.k.a. “Count Victor Lustig,” moved to Paris hoping to be an artist. A con artist, that is. He used his ingenious scams on unsuspecting marks all over the world, from the Czech Republic, to Atlantic ocean liners, and across America. Tricky Vic pulled off his most daring con in 1925, when he managed to 'sell' the Eiffel Tower to one of the city’s most successful scrap metal dealers! Six weeks later, he tried to sell the Eiffel Tower all over again. Vic was never caught. For that particular scam, anyway. Kids will love to read about Vic's thrilling life, and teachers will love the informational sidebars and back matter. Award-winner Greg Pizzoli’s humorous and vibrant graphic style of illustration mark a bold approach to picture book biography.