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August 24, 2015

My Grandfather’s Imposter

My grandfather, Donald Dea McGirk died in May 2012. At his funeral, my dad, Tim McGirk, who is a journalism lecturer at Berkeley and a former correspondent, told me something very peculiar:

“Did I ever tell you your grandfather had an impostor? One of his friends—a guy named Les Manning—assumed his identity and used his stories to get into the Explorer’s Club.” - Roads & Kingdoms

Posted by gerardvanderleun at August 24, 2015 10:04 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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