Gregor MacGregor (ep. 190)

<p>People used to say "If you believe that, I have some swampland in Florida to sell you," but they really should have said, "I have some lovely acres in the Republic of Poyais you can buy, but you have to act now!"  Presenting one of my favorite con artists ever, the man who declared himself prince of a South American country that didn't exist, Gregor MacGregor (yes, that's really his name).</p> <p>Links to all the research resources are on the <a href= "http://www.yourbrainonfacts.com/panto">website</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.yourbrainonfacts.com/social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hang out</a> with your fellow Brainiacs. </p> <p>Reach out and touch Moxie on <a href= "http://yourbrainonfacts.libsyn.com/content/facebook.com/yourbrainonfacts">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://yourbrainonfacts.libsyn.com/content/twitter.com/moxielabouche">Twitter</a>,  or <a href= "http://yourbrainonfacts.libsyn.com/content/instagram.com/yourbrainonfacts">Instagram.</a> </p> <p>Become a patron of the podcast arts! <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/yourbrainonfacts">Patreon</a> or <a href="http://www.kofi.com/yourbrainonfacts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ko-Fi</a>.  Or <a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/your-brain-on-facts-things-you-didn-t-know-things-you-thought-you-knew-and-things-you-never-knew-you-never-knew-trivia-quizzes-fun-fa/9781642502534?aid=14459&listref=books-based-on-podcasts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">buy the book</a> and <a href= "https://www.teepublic.com/stores/your-brain-on-facts?ref_id=11890" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a shirt</a>.</p> <p>Music: <a href="http://www.incompetech.com/">Kevin MacLeod</a>, </p> <p>Want to start a podcast or need a better podcast host?  Get up to TWO months hosting for free from <a href= "https://signup.libsyn.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Libsyn</a> with coupon code "moxie."</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Remember back in episode 155, Hate to Burst your Bubble, we talked about, among other things, the Florida real estate boom and bust of the